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appropf-vte texts and hymns. 



BY 

EEY. E. T. WINKLER, 

PASTOR OP FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, CHARLESTON, S. C. 
WITH AN 

INTRODUCTION BY JA3IES TUPPEE, ESQ. 



CHARLESTON: 
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SMITH & WHILDEK, DIP. AQT'S. 

829 King Street 

18 57. 





Entered according to J^ct of Congress, in the year 1857, by 

THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY, 

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of South Carolina. 



PREFACE 



The need for an unpretending manual like the work 
Which follows, has long been felt. It has been required 
from various quarters and with great earnestness at the 
hands of the Publication Society, and the writer yielding 
to the instances of brethren, his colleagues and counsellors 
in the Committee of Publication, consented to compile a 
Catechism for the Oral Instruction of the Colored People, 
lie trusts that this work, prepared amid the frequent in- 
terruptions and many labors of a city pastorate, may not 
prove unacceptable to those whose pious interest in the 
condition of their children and their servants have brought 
it into existence. 

The plan, it will be seen, is peculiar. Each lesson em- 
braces a text, an exposition divided into two or three points, 
a catechism and a hymn. It was adopted after an exam- 
ination and comparison of many catechisms, and after 
consultation with a brother whose personal acquaintance 
with the results and methods of oral instruction extends 

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IV PREFACE. 

1 

over many years, To him I am indebted for the practical 

suggestions which follow. They do not need any recom- 
mendation. 

It was at first intended to make this Catechism a com- 
pilation from Beddome, whose exposition the first lessons 
closely follow. But his plan, which is that of the West- 
minster Assembly, was soon found to be too complicated 
for the purpose in view. So that the arrangement is for 
the most part independent. In some instances the same 
doctrines occur more than once. This could not be en- 
tirely avoided. And indeed it was thought advisable to 
return frequently to the central doctrine of the Gospel 
and to the sanctions of a future state. Several important 
themes have sometimes been grouped together on account of 
. the limited number of lessons, which it was thought should 
not exceed the number of Sabbaths in the year. The sub- 
ject of prayer is distributed, especially under " Christian 
characters." The questions have been so framed as never 
to range at less than ten or more than twenty, in a single 
lesson. The hymns are all selected from the Sacred Lute. 

The writer commends his little work and his fellow-labor- 
ers in the enterprise to which it is devoted, to the blessing 
of God. May the knowledge of that holy Nature, and 
obedience to that sovereign Will, extend more and more 

widclv over the earth ! 

E. T. W. 
Charleston, Oct. 1, 1857. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The duty of imparting religious instruction to those 
whom Providence has made dependent upon us, may be 

assumed. 

The practicability of moral improvement on the part of 
our slaves, is placed, by actual experiment, beyond ques- 
tion. 

Long observation has satisfied us of the beneficial effects 
of scripture teaching upon this class of our population. 
Generally, the most honest, faithful and well behaved ser- 
vants, are those who have the greatest amount of religious 
intelligence. They understand best the relation existing 
between themselves and their masters, and arc the most 
contented with it. And in those communities where the 
most prudent and energetic measures have been adopted 
for their spiritual enlightenment, the least trouble has been 
found in their management. 

Disparaging views of the piety of our negroes, are often 
expressed. It is supposed by many, that " their religion 
is occupied entirely with the feelings." This may be so 
in cases where they are under the influence of ignorant 
spiritual guides. It could not well be otherwise. There 
is always a predisposition to animal excitement, where 
there is ignorance and rudeness. But an appeal to facts 
shews, that when instructed by competent religious teach- 
ers, as clear examples of intelligent faith and consistent 

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VI INTRODUCTION. 

practice are found among them, as among any other class 
of professing Christians. 

There is no lack among die colored people of the means 
of grace. There are very few who have not within their 
reach the preached word. But it is now generally con- 
ceded, that their religious wants are not fully met by the 
ordinary pulpit instructions, as dispensed to both whites 
and blacks united in one congregation. The preaching in 
such cases, seldom conveys sufficiently definite ideas to 
the negro mind. Those who instruct them have frequently 
to contend with ignorance, with obscure views of evangel- 
ical truth, and with many superstitious opinions and ex- 
travagant religious fancies. All successful teaching of 
them must presuppose but little knowledge of the Bible, 
and should enter into particulars with great minuteness. 
Technical phrases and subtle theological distinctions, 
should, as far as possible, be avoided. To bring within 
their comprehension the plainest doctrines and practical 
precepts of the Bible, requires that they be set forth in the 
most simple and animated language, and constantly illus- 
trated by the daily scenes and incidents with which they 
arc familiar, and by the parables, miracles and historical 
events that are found in the Bible. 

In meeting these wants, the able writer of the following 
" Notes and Questions," has, in our opinion, been emi- 
nently successful. He has responded to the demand made 
upon him,by.furnishingawork, which seems to us to com- 
bine all the requisites of a complete manual of instruction 
for the colored people of the South. Comparatively few 
among them can read. The work has therefore been pre- 
pared with a view to their oral instruction. Their igno- 
rance of letters makes it further necessary, that their 
memories should be stored with the scriptures — for it is 
these, and not the words of men, that arc to bless and save 



in ri;m»i < TIONl vn 

them. Tbii want is supplied by the sacred texts at the 

head of tlie lessons, and tVoin which the Succeeding instruc- 
tions are drawn. Bat no amount of the divine word com- 
mitted to memory will benefit Spiritually, unless the truth 
contained in that word he conveyed to the understanding. 
This is Bought to be done in the exposition that follows 
each text of scripture. In these expositions the fundamen- 
tal truths of religion are presented and enforced in the sim- 
plest language ; and these truths are still further impressed 
Upon the mind by questions and answers based upon the 
exposition. The amount of scripture knowledge which 
ean be imparted by combining in this manner expository 
and catechetical instruction, has given this mode of teaching 
the preeminence in the minds of those who, from experience, 
are most competent to testify on this subject. The hymn 
at the end of each lesson, will be a most attractive feature 
of the work to those for whose benefit it is designed. Their 
fondness for music is well known. No better vehicle of 
truth to them can be found, than an appropriate hymn, well 
suited to a pleasing tune. Their memories stored with 
sacred songs — and there is nothing they learn so soon — 
will prove a source of enjoyment and improvement which 
scarcely anything else can supply. 

With the aid of this manual, the religious teaching of 
our negroes may be made both easy and general. All 
that is watitcd to secure this, is some practical system or 
method of instruction. This, guided by the lights which 
experience has furnished, we have endeavored to present 
in the following suggestions for the organization and con- 
duct of Colored Sunday Schools, in which this manual may 
be used. 

There should be a Sunday School for blacks connected 
with every church in our southern country ; and one upon 
every plantation and in every household to which the 



VIII INTRODUCTION. 

church school is not accessible. The utility of these schools 
cannot be a matter of doubt with those who have any ac- 
quaintance with them. No mode of instruction has been 
found so well adapted to the mental condition of our 
slaves, and none which brings them under such favorable 
influences. 

In establishing Sunday Schools in connection with 
churches, it is almost indispensable that Pastors take the 
lead, in calling the attention of their congregations to the 
subject ; and in enforcing upon pious owners the duty of 
using their authority to secure the regular attendance of 
their servants upon this means of instruction. We may 
be excused from saying, that the responsibility of a minis- 
ter of Christ in relation to our slave population is deep 
and solemn, and that without the aid here suggested, we 
do not see how the full measure of that responsibility is to 
be met. 

In organizing a Sunday School, a superintendent and 
teachers from the white members of the church should be 
obtained. The school should then be divided into as 
many classes as there are teachers, and the classes arranged 
according to age and sex ; the adults being always placed 
in classes by themselves. The whole school should be un- 
der the direction of the superintendent ; whose duty it 
shall be to see that the classes are properly formed, and 
that order is preserved. The exercises should be com- 
menced by him with singing and prayer. He should then 
read the text of the lesson together with the exposition 
given in the book, adding such remarks by way of illus- 
tration as may be deemed advisable, in which remarks he 
should be careful not to wander from the subject of the les- 
son. After the scholars have been taught by their respec- 
tive teachers, the superintendent should review the whole. 
When teachers cannot be obtained, let the whole school be 



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instructed by one person, which is very easily done on the 
oral system* In Reaching the texts of scripture and the 

hjmns, KM reads and the whole school at the same time re- 
peat after him. In catechising, lie asks the question and 
answers it, and the scholars repeat the answer after him, 
and this is continued until they can give the answer without 
his guidance. The same plan should he pursued by 
teachers of classes. Let it he home in mind by all en- 
gaged in this work, that while adapting their instructions 
to the capacity of those taught by them, all neyroism in 
speech should be carefully avoided. This always detracts 
from the dignity and influence of the teacher, and is gen- 
erally offensive to the negroes themselves. 

In plantation and household schools, the above plan 
should be pursued by the master or mistress, and their 
children should be encouraged to act as teachers. Not- 
withstanding the ignorant and unjust clamors of some to 
the contrary, we know that many pious owners are accus- 
tomed to impart religious instruction to their slaves. In 
many parts of our Southern country such schools as we 
have suggested have been also established by pious and 
energetic females, and conducted by them with encourag- 
ing success. And now that the way is opened and made 
easy, by this and like publications, we doubt not that the 
effort will be conscientiously made by many more. 

Especial pains should be taken to secure the attendance 
of the young at these schools. There is great difficulty in 
conveying religious ideas to the minds of adult negroes, 
who have grown up in ignorance. The religious intelli- 
gence of those who have been taught in childhood, has 
been always found far beyond that of those who have re- 
ceived instruction later in life. The perceptions of the 
young are less obtuse than those of their ciders ; their 
memories are more retentive; their minds less occupied 



X INTRODUCTION. 

with superstitious notions ; their habits less perverted, and 
their dispositions more teachable. It is-an interesting fact, 
that inquirers are almost universally found among the 
young in these schools, and when they are converted and 
come before the church to relate their religious experiences, 
instead of recounting the wild fancies and absurd dreams, 
so common among the more adult applicants for member- 
ship, their statements of the work of grace upon their 
hearts are generally clear and evangelical, and in many 
cases most edifying and impressive. 

Let none who are disposed to engage in this work think 
it strange, that the doctrines of which this manual treats, 
should be presented to untutored minds. They are essen- 
tial parts of, and unitedly make up, the great system of 
divine truth, and are here set forth so as to come within the 
reach of the most ordinary capacities. The difficulties en- 
countered by many religious instructors of our slaves, may 
often be traced to their own imperfect comprehension of 
the doctrines they seek to impart. It should never be for- 
gotten by such, that there is a limit to every one's attain- 
ments in knowledge, and that the wisdom of a teacher con- 
sists in ascertaining that limit in his own case, and in 
leading his scholars up to that point, without attempting 
to L r o bevond it. J. T. 



SUBJECTS OF THE LESSONS. 



1. 


God. 


17. 


Christ a Prophet. 


2. 


Word of God. 


13. 


Christ a Priest. 






19. 


Christ a King. 




Perfections of God. 










20. 


Grace of the Spirit. 


3. 


Spirituality. 










21. 


Repentance. 


4. 


Omnipresence. 










22. 


Faith. 


5. 


Eternity. 










23. 


Justification. 


6. 


Wisdom. 










24. 


Adoption. 


7. 


Power. 










25. 


Sanctification. 


& 


Holiness. 






9. 


Goodness. 




Duty of Man. 


10. 


The Trinity. 










26. 


Kule of Duty — The Law 


11. 


The Works of God. 










27. 


Spirit of Duty — Love. 


12. 


The Fall of Man. 






13. 


The Misery of Man. 


1 


he Ten Commandments. 


14. 


Grace of the Father. 


28. 


Choice of God. 


16. 


Grace of the Son. 


29. 


Image of God. 


10, 


Incarnation of Christ 


30. 


Name of God. 

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XII 



SUBJECTS OF THE LESSONS. 



31. Service of God. 

32. Honor to Superiors. 

33. Respect for Person. 

34. Respect for Family. 

35. Respect for Property. 

36. Respect for Truth, 

37. Contentment. 

Christian Characters! and 
Needs. 

38. Poverty of Spirit. 

39. Pious Mourning. 

40. Meekness. 

41. Hunger and Thirst for Right- 

eousness. 



42. Mercy. 

43. Purity of Heart 

44. Peace-Making. 

Christian Institutions. 

45. The Church. 

46. Baptism. 

47. The Lord's Supper. 

Last Things. 

48. Death. 

49. Resurrection. 

50. Judgment 

51. Heaven. 

52. Hell. 



COMPARATIVE TABLE 

Of the Hymns selected from the Sacred Lute, appended to 
the lessons of this Catechism. 



Catech 


. Lute 


16 


101 


19 


100 


21 


107 


23 


54 


25 


102 


28 


106 


30 


18G 


32 


191 


34 


6 


37 


117 


30 


119 


41 


30S 


43 


173 




111 




50 


50 


111 


52 


130 


54 


33G 


57 


133 


59 


167 


02 


310 



Come sound his praise abroad. 

Father of Mercies, in thy word. 

O Lord I would delight in thee. 

Lord we come before thee now. 

O God our help in ages past. 

Lord, Thou hast searched and seen me thro\ 

Awake our souls, away our fears. 

A charge to keep I have. 

My God! how endless is thy love 

To God the Father yield. 

The spacious firmament on high. 

Return O Wanderer, now return. 

How helpless guilty nature lies. 

Grace ! 't is a charming sound. 

Come ye that love the Saviour's name. 

Joy to the world! The Lord is come! 

Join all the glorious names 

Alas! and did my Saviour bleed. 

All hail the power of Jesus' Tiamc. 

Come Holy Spirif! Heavenly Dove. 

Sinners turn : why will ye die. 

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XIV COMPARATIVE TABLE. 



Faith is a precious grace. 
Not all the blood of beasts. 
Who can describe the joys that rise. 
O for a closer walk with God. 
In all my Lord's appointed ways. 
Do not I love thee, O my Lord. 
Before Jehovah's awful throne. 
And must I part with all I have. 
Jesus, I love thy charming name. 
Lord how delightful 'tis to see. 
How blest the sacred tie, that binds. 
Eternal Spirit we confess. 

thou who hast at thy command. 
Bright source of everlasting love. 
So let our lips and lives express. 
White thee I seek, protecting power. 
Jesus lover of my soul. 

How oft alas! this wretched heart. 
And can my heart aspire so high. 
Come, thou long expected Jesus. 
Great God of Wonders! all thy ways. 
My God permit me not to be. 
Blest be the tie that binds. 

1 love thy Kingdom, Lord. 
Come Holy Spirit! Dove divine. 
If human kindness meets return. 
Death floats on every passing breeze. 
And must this body die ? 

Day of judgment! Day of wonders.' 
Aloft to heaven our hope ascends. 
When thy mortal life is fled. 



64 


328 


66 


341 


68 


339 


70 


225 


73 


352 


75 


223 


78 


103 


80 


349 


82 


132 


85 


51 


87 


82 


90 


170 


92 


90 


94 


197 


97 


187 


99 


234 


101 


322 


104 


222 


106 


237 


108 


224 


110 


108 


112 


201 


114 


199 


117 


44 


119 


358 


121 


3G5 


124 


387 


126 


386 


128 


291 


130 


312 


133 


287 



NOTES AND QUESTIONS. 



LESSON I. 



GOD . 

TEXT. Heb. ii : 6. He that coraeth unto God must believe 
that He is, and that He is the rewarder of them that diligent- 
ly seek him. 

T. God is the first of beings, He is the being who lifts 
made all things, and who rules and blesses all creatures. 
lie is the Lcrcat King of Heaven, and He is high above the 
earth. It is our duty to worship Him only; we were 
made to love Him with all our hearts, and to serve Him 
with all our powers ; and we shall be indeed a happy peo- 
ple if our God is the Lord. 

II. We shall do well to believe firmly in God, and to 
think often of Him. This Is what the angels in heaven 
do. They rest not day and night, but are forever praising 
Him. As for us, it is shameful and sinful not to know 
our Maker. Those who forget God are without excuse. 

III. We need not be ignorant of God. Our own souls 
tell us about Him. We see His works all around us in 
the world. ( Our lives are full of His judgments and His 
mercies. "And. finally, God has given us IIi< blessed 
Word, as a light that'shineth in a dark place. This will 
teach us what His will is. And we may ar>k for His 
Spirit, so that we may understand what we hear, and bc- 
eome wise unto salvation. 

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1G NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

1. Q. Who is the first of beings ? 
A. God. 

2. Q. What has He done ? 

A. He has made all things. 

3. q. What does he do ? 

a. He rules and blesses all creatures. 

4. Q. What is our duty to God ? 

A. To worship Him, and to love and serve 
Him. 

5. q. Should we believe firmly in God ? 

A. Yes, and we should often think of Him. 

6. q. What do the angels in heaven do ? 
A. They praise Him forever. 

7. q. If we do not know God, how should we 

feel? 
A. We should be ashamed and afraid. 

8. q. Has God made himself known in us ? 
A. Yes, our own souls tell us about Him. 

9. q. Do we see any signs of God in the World ? 
A. Yes, His works are all around us. 

10. q. How does God deal with us in our lives ? 
A. By judgments and mercies. 

11. Q. What teaches us most about God ? 
A. His blessed Word. 

1 2. Q. Will God help us to understand his Word ? 
A. Yes, He will give His Holy Spirit to them 

that ask Him. 



CALL TO PRAISE. S. M. 

Come, sound His praise abroad, 

And hymns of Glory sing ; 
Jehovah is the sovereign God, 

The universal King. 

Come, worship at His throne ; 

Come, bow before the Lord ; 
We are His work, and not our own ; 

He formed us by His word. 



foh COLORED ri;oi'Li:. 17 

kj attend His roioe, 
Nor dare provoke Bis rod ; 

. like the people of Il ; - choice, • 
And own your gracious God. 



LESSON II. 



THE WOKD OF GOD. 

TEXT. 2 Tim. iii : 16, 17. All Scripture is given by inspira- 
tion of God, and is profitable, for doctrine, for reproof, for 
correction, for instruction in righteousness; that the man of 
God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good 
works. 

I. The "Word of God is contained in the Old and New 
ments. In old times, God declared His will to His 

servants, and they wrote and spoke as they were moved 
by the Holy Ghost. These pious men had the power of 
working signs and wonders, and of uttering prophecies, to 
convince unbelievers. They converted many souls by the 
preaching of the Gospel. They were willing even to be 
slain for the word of God. They sealed the truth with 
their blood. — And now, every true Christian has the wit- 
ness in himself that the Scriptures come from heaven. 

II. The Word of God is our rule. "We have wandered 
astray like lost sheep, and therefore God gives us this 
light to our feet to guide us back to the path of duty. 
Hence, we must not follow the examples of men, nor even 
a voice from heaven, if they teach us to break this law. 
The law of the Lord is plain enough for us to understand 
it. It is Very broad, so as to cover all our duties. It is 
perfect, so that it may convert the soul. It was intended 
to last forever. And if any man shall add to it, God will 
add to him the plagues written in this book. Its truths we 
mu>t believe, and its commands we must obey. 

III. We should study the Word. It is our duty to 
know more and more of the Scriptures. If we can read, 
we should read them diligently all the days of our lives, 

tally on the Sabbath. We should assemble to hear 
2* 



18 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

them. We should receive God's words with reverence 
and delight, and determine to do whatever he shall say. 



1. Q. In what is the Word of God contained ? 
a. In the Old and New Testaments. 

2. Q. How did men get this Word ? 

A. In old times, God declared it to His ser- 
vants, and they wrote and spoke as 
they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 

3. q. How did His servants prove that God sent 

them ? 
a. They worked miracles, and foretold things 
to come. 

4. q. Did God give them success ? 

a. Yes; they converted many souls, by 
. preaching. 

5. Q. Did they show that they were in earnest ? 
a. Yes : they consented to be slain for the 

Word of God. > 

6. Q. What proofs, besides, have Christians to 

the truth of the Bible ? 
A. They have the witness of the Spirit. 

7. q. What rule have we to govern us V 
a. The Word of God. 

8. Q. May we all understand it ? 
A. Yes, it is very plain. 

9. q. Does it cover all our duties ? 
A. Yes, it is exceeding broad. 

10. Q. Does it convert souls V 
a. Yes, for it is perfect. 

11. q. How long was it intended to last ? 
a. Forever. 

1 2. q. If any man adds to the Bible, or takes 

from it, what may he expect ? 
A. That God will punish him. 

13. q. How should we use the Scriptures ? 

a. We should search them and hear them. 

14. q. On what day especially ? 



rOB COLOREl) PEOPLE. F9 

\. On tlu> Sabbath day. 
16. Q. Why sin mid we gt) to tffurtb? 

a. To near what the Lord shall say. 
1(5. o. How should we Listen to God's word ? 

a. With seriousness and joy, and with the 
purpose to obey lliui. 

DELIGHT IN TIIE WORD. CM. 



Father of mercies, in Thy word 
What endless glory shines! 

Forever he Thy name adored, 
For these celestial lines. 

'Tis here the tree of knowledge grows, 

And yields a free repast ; 
Here, purer sweets than nature knows 

Invite the longing taste. 

'Tis here the Saviour's welcome voice 
Spreads heavenly peace around, 

And life, and everlasting joys 
Attend the hlissful sound. 

O, may these heavenly pages be 

My ever-dear delight ; 
And still new beauties may I see, 

And still increasing light. 

Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, 

Be thou forever near ; 
Teach me to love Thy sacred word, 

And view my Saviour here. 



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LESSON III. 



THE PERFECTION OF GOD — SPIRITUALITY. 

TEXT. John iv : 24. God is a Spirit, and they that worship 
Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth, 

I. God is a Spirit. He has no shape such as ours, 
and He cannot be seen by human eyes. He is perfect ; 
He has never felt any carnal passions ; He has never suf- 
fered from weakness, or sorrow, or sin. He is never 
weary, but continually works out His wise, and good, and 
holy designs. We depend upon Him for life and all its 
blessings ; but He is the Father of spirits, and does not 
depend upon any. And He is an immortal spirit. It is 
impossible that He should die. 

II. This fact, that God is a Spirit, is a great lesson 
for us. We should not make images of God, for nothing 
that the hands of men can make will resemble God ; and 
He declares that the worship of the heathen displeases 
him. We must not be satisfied when we worship God 
with our bodies, while our hearts are far from him. For 
He is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship 
Him in spirit and in truth. And finally, we must not be 
content with asking God only for earthly gifts. We 
should pray, above all things, for spiritual blessings ; and 
we may even ask that the Lord Himself shall be the por- 
tion of our souls. 

1. Q. What is God? 
A. A Spirit. 

2. Q. Has he a shape like ours ? 

A. No : He cannot be seen by human eyes. 

3. Q. How does He differ from fleshly beings ? 
A. He has no carnal passions, no weakness, 

nor sorrow, nor sin. 

4. q. Does He ever give up His wise and holy 

designs ? 
A. No : For He is never weary. 

5. Q. Is God dependent upon any other being ? 



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a. No: lor He is the Father of Spiril 

6. c>. Will God erer | 

a. No, He is an immortal spirit. 

7. (}. What is the first Lesson from this doctrine ? 
a. That wo should not make images of God. 

8. q. What is the second lesson? 

a. That we should worship (rod with our 
hearts as well as our bodies, 
ft, Q. What is the third lesson ? 

a. That we should ask Him for spiritual 
blessings. 
10. q. Mention the greatest blessing that we 
should ask from God. 
A. That He Himself would be the portion of 
our souls. 

SPIRITUAL DESIRES. CM. 

Lord, I would delight in Thee, 
And on Thy care depend ; 

To Thee in every trouble flee, 
My best, my only friend. 

When all created streams are dried, 

Thy fulness is the same ; 
May I with this be satisfied, 

And glory in Thy name. 

No good in creatures can be found 
But may be found in Thee ; 

1 must have all things, and abound, 
While God is God to me. 

O Lord, I cast my care on Thee ; 

I triumph and adore ; 
My great concern shall ever be, 

To love and praise Thee more. 



22 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 



LESSON IV. 



GOD S OMNIPRESENCE. 

TEXT. Ps. cxxxiii : 8-10. If I ascend up into heaven, Thou 
art there ; if I make my bed in hell, behold, Thou art there ; if 
I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost 
parts of the sea, even there shall Thy hand lead me, and Thy 
right hand shall hold me. 

I. God is present everywhere ; there is no place where 
He is not. He is in heaven, to bless the angels and reward 
the saints. He is on earth, where he is continually at 
work, ruling, and providing for, His creatures. He is in 
hell, where He punishes the wicked with eternal pains. 
God includes all things. His immense presence is broader 
than the earth and vaster than the sea ; it is deeper than 
hell and higher than heaven ; even the heaven of heavens 
cannot contain Him. 

H. Let us realize this thought, that God is not far 
from every one of us. Let us remember, that in Him we 
live and move and have our being. When the burdens of 
life lie heavily upon us, we shall be joyful and strong, 
when we know that the Lord is with us." In temptation 
we will not dare to sin, when we remind ourselves that He 
is near. And we shall not shrink from our duties, when 
we reflect that in all our ways we are walking before the 
Lord. This thought sustained the soul of Abraham, the 
father of the faithful. Gen. xvii : 1 . 

1. Q. Is there a place where God is not present ? 
A. No ; He is everywhere. 

2. q. Is He in Heaven ? 
A. Yes. 

3. b. What does He there ? 

a. He blesses the angels and rewards the 
saints. 

4. Q. Is He on earth ? 
A. Yes. 

5. Q. What does He there ? 



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A. He continually rules and provides for Hifl 

civalur 

6. Q, Is he in hell ? 

a . x ; 

7. q. What does He there ? 

a. He punishes the wicked with eternal pains. 

8. Q. Is God's presence more immense than 

heaven, or earth, or hell ? 
a. Yes; none of these can contain Him. 

9. q. Whal docs this doctrine teach usV 

A. That God is not far from every one of us. 

10. q. In whom do we live and move and have 

our being? 
A. In God, 

11. Q. When can we be joyful and strong under 

our burdens ? 
a. When we know that the Lord is with us. 

1 2. Q. Will this thought keep us, in temptation ? 
a. Yes ; we will not dare to sin when we 

think that God is near. 

13. q. What will make us faithful to our duties? 
A. To know that we are walking before the 

Lord. 

14. q. What pious man was supported by this re- 

collection ? 
A. Abraham, the father of the faithful. 



GOD'S GRACIOUS PRESENCE DESIRED. 

Lord, we come before Thee now ; 
At Thy feet we humbly how ; 
55 O, do not our suit disdain ; 

Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain ? 

55 Lord, on Thee our souls depend : 
In compassion now descend : 

55 Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace ; 
Tune our lips to sing Thy praise. 



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In Thine own appointed way, 
Now we seek Thee : here we stay ; 
Lord, from hence we would not go, 
Till a blessing Thou bestow. 



LESSON V. 



ETERNITY OF GOD. 

TEXT. Ps. xc ; 2. Prom everlasting to everlasting Thou 
art God. 

I. There is but one Being who has never had a begin- 
ning, and whose days never can come to an end. This 
Being is God. The great world around us had a begin- 
ning, and will at last perish. Even our souls had a be- 
ginning, when they were made by God, and they too would 
perish like withering leaves and fading flowers, if God did 
not keep them from destruction. But God's nature can- 
not decay or change. He is the eternal, immortal King, 
to whom be honor and glory forever and ever. 

II. This is a glorious and awful perfection. An 
eternal God can do as He pleases, for all times are in His 
hand. Our lives cannot be compared with His ; and we 
ourselves are as nothing before him. But He permits us 
to trust in him. He has everlasting strength to help us. 
He loves his people with an everlasting love. And he 
keeps at His right hand, pleasures forevermore. We 
should fear to offend Him. He will always live to punish 
the wicked. He will banish them from His presence, and 
inflict upon them everlasting destruction. 

1. Q. What is meant by God's eternity ? 

a. That He has neither beginning nor end of 
days. 

2. Q. Is the world eternal ? 

A. No ; it had a beginning. 

3. Q. Will it always last ? 

a. No ; it will be destroyed. 



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4. c t ». When <1M oar souls begin to b6 ? 

v. When they came into the world. 

q. Why will they nol perish? 

a. Because God will preserve them. 

8. q. Can God's nature decay or change? 

a. No. 

7. q. What name does the Bible give Him? 
a. The eternal and immortal King. 

8. q. What should be rendered to Bun ? 
A. Honor and glory forever and ever. 

9. q. Why can God do what he pleases ? 
A. Because all times are in His hand. 

10. Q. What do we learn from God's eternity? 
A. How frail we are. 

11. q. In whom, then, should we put our trust ? 
A. In God only. 

12. Q. Why should we trust in him ? 

A. Because His strength, His love and His 
blessings, are everlasting. 

13. Q. Should we also fear Him ? 
a. Yes. 

14. q. Why should we not offend God ? 

a. Because He always lives to punish the 
wicked. 

15. Q. What punishment will lie inflict upon 

them ? 
A. He will make them depart from Him into 
everlasting destruction. 

THE ETERNAL GOD. C. M. 

God, our help in ages past, 

Our hope for years to come, 
Our shelter from the stormy blast, 

And our eternal home — 

Beneath the shadow of Thy throne 

Thy saints have dwelt secure ; 
Sufficient is Thine arm alone, 

And our defence is sure. 

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Before the hills in order stood, 
Or earth received her frame, 

From everlasting Thou art God, 
To endless years the same. 

Thy word commands our flesh to dust- 
" Return, ye sons of men ; " 

All nations rose from earth at first, 
And turn to earth again. 

A Thousand ages in Thy sight 
Are like an evening gone ; 

Short as the watch that ends the night, 
Before the rising sim. 

God, our help in ages past, 
Our hope for years to come, 

Be thou our guard while troubles last, 
And our eternal home. 



LESSON VI, 



WISDOM OF GOD. 

TEXT. Rom. ii : 33. O, the depth of the riches, both of the 
wisdom and knowledge of God. 

I. God is the wisest of beings. He perfectly knows 
Himself and all his creatures. All His plans are wonder- 
ful and all his works arc excellent. He had no counsellor 
to teach Him, when he made this large and beautiful 
world. He does not need any help to govern it, but rules 
and orders all things to the glory of His great name. He 
has also shown His abundant wisdom and prudence in 
providing a Saviour for us when we were dying in our 
sins. He is wiser than all the men that ever lived in the 
world, or all the angels in heaven. Whether we look at 
what He has made, or at what he has done, or at what He 
is doing constantly, we have reason to exclaim — 0, the 



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depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of 

God! 

1 I. Wt must DOVer think that W€ know more than God. 

It Lb always wisest for as to do whatever he bids us. If 
our duties arc hard, if we must give up what is dear to our 
hearts, [f we must sutler affliction, let us meekly submit to 
His will. For He knows what is best, Lei us be guided 

by His counsel always. And in times of doubt and dark- 
we must remember Ins blessed word : If any man 
lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth liberally and 
■aideth not. — James i: 5. 

1. q. Who is the wisest being? 
a. God 

2. Q. What does he perfectly know ? 
A. Himself and all His creatures. 

3. Q. What can we say of His plans and works ? 
A. They are wonderful and excellent. 

4. Q. Who made this large and beautiful world ? 
a. God. 

5. q. Did any one teach Him how to make it ? 
a. Xo ; He made it by Himself. 

6. Q. Does He govern it by Himself also ? 

A. Yes ; He does not need any help to gov- 
ern it. 

7. q. How does He rule and order all things ? 
A. To the glory of His great name. 

8. Q. What shows most of His wisdom ? 
A. The plan of salvation for sinners. 

9. Q. Is God wiser than all other beings ? 
A. Yes, He is wiser than men or angels. 

10. q. What should God's wisdom lead us to 

do? 
A. To praise and to obey him. 

11. Q. Should we be willing to bear hardship and 

affliction for God ? 
A. Yes : for He knows what is best for us. 
1*2. Q. When should we follow His counsel? 
a. Always. 



28 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

13. Q. What should we do in times of doubt and 

darkness. 
a. We should ask God for wisdom. 

14. Q. Will He give it to us ? 

A. Yes ; He will give liberally, and upbraid 
us not. 

OMNISCIENCE. L. M. 

Lord, Thou hast searched and seen me through ; 
Thine eye commands, with piercing view, 
My rising and my resting hours, 
My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 

My thoughts, before they are my own, 
Are to my God distinctly known ; 
He knows the words I mean to speak, 
Ere from my opening lips they break. 

Within Thy circling power I stand ; 
On every side I find thy hand ; 
Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, 
I am surrounded still with God. 

Amazing knowledge, vast and great! 
What large extent, what lofty height ! 
My soul, with' all the powers I boast, 
Is in the boundless prospect lost. 

0, may these thoughts possess my breast, 
Where'er I rove, where'er I rest ; 
Nor let my weaker passions dare 
Consent to sin, for God is there. 



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LESSON VII. 



POWER OF GOD. 

TEXT. Jer. 32 : 17. Ah Lord God, behold Thou hast made 
the heavens and the earth by Thy great Power and stretched 
out arm; and there is nothing too hard for Thee. 

I. God is powerful. lie can do all things. Nothing 
hard for Him. He has made this world with all its 

firm Land and rolling seas. He has made the sun and 

moon and stars. He ha? made all creatures. And He up- 
holds all things by the word of His power. His work is 
perfect. Yet He is able to save or to destroy what He has 
made. No creature in heaven or on earth or in hell, can 
prevent Him from doing what He pleases. Tor God is 
mightier than all. 

II. God claims our trust, because " power belongeth 
unto Him," Ps. G2 : 11. Christians have many spiritual 
enemies ; bnt they have also an Almighty Guardian, 
whose arm fe not shortened, that it cannot save. They 
must sutler sorrows, and pains, and sicknesses, and death, 
like other men ; but the God whom they serve is able to 
deliver them from the burning fiery furnace. He is able to 
perform every sweet promise of His word. He will be 
near them in their time of need. He will give them 
His salvation. Trust ye in the Lord, for in the Lord is 
everlasting strength. 

III. Let us not sin against such a God. He is stronger 
than we. He has sent many dreadful judgments on the 
wicked, while they lived in this world. And when the 
last day comes, they shall be punished with everlasting 
destruction from the presence of the Lord and the glory of 
His Power. 

1. q. Is God powerful ? 

A. Y< s : He can do all things. 

2. Q. What lias he made V 

A. The earth and the heavens and everything 
that lives. 
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30 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

3. q. What keeps them from destruction ? 
A. The Wore! of His power. 

4. q. Can He do what He pleases with them ? 
A. Yes ; He can save or destroy what He has 

made. 

5. q. Can any creature prevent Him ? 
A. Xo ; for He is mightier than all. 

6. q. How should we feel towards God ? 
A. We should trust in Him. 

7. q. When our spiritual enemies tempt us, what 

can God do ? 
a. He can save us. 

8. Q. When we are suffering, what can God do ? 
a. He can uphold and bless us. 

9. q. Has He promised to do this ? 
a. Yes. 

10. Q. And what will he give us. 
a. His salvation. 

11. q. Why should we fear to sin ? 

a. Because God is able to punish us. 

12. Q. When will the wicked be punished ? 
A. In this life and forever. 

GOD OUR STRENGTH. L. 21. 

Awake, our souls ; away, our fears ; 

Let every trembling thought be gone ; 
Awake, and run the heavenly race, 

And put a cheerful courage on. 

True, 'tis a strait and thorny road, 

And mortal spirits tire and faint ; 
Bat they forget the mighty God, 

Who feeds the strength of every saint ; — 

The mighty God, whose matchless power 

Is ever new and ever young, 
And firm endures, while endless years 

Their everlasting circles run. 



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i thee, the overflowing spring, 

SOlllfl shall drink a rail supply ; 

While those who trusl their native strength 
Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 

Swift as an eagle cuts the air, 
We'll mount aloft to thine abode ; 

Ou wings of love our Bonis shall fly, 
Nor tire amid the heavenly road. 



LESSON VIII. 

HOLINESS OF GOD. 
TEXT. 1 Sam. 2 : 2. There is none holy as the Lord. 

I. God is a pare and holy nature. He is glorious in 
holiness. There is no wickedness in him — no weakness, 
nor malice, nor falsehood. He is a spring of holiness to 
all the good on earth and in heaven. Yet none are so holl- 
as He. The best men confess that they are unclean, 
when they think of God's purity. The blessed angels hide 
their faces with their wings when they stand before the 
Holy One. Never could lost sinners come back to God, 
except through Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God that taketh 
away the sins of the world. Never can they enter into 
heaven unless their hearts are cleansed by the Power of 
the Holy Ghost. Let us receive the Gospel, so that our 
sins may be pardoned, and so that our souls may at last 
dwell with God. 

II. God is a just and holy Governor. He always does 
right. lie is just when he afflicts us, for we are sinners, 
and deserve all our pains. He is just when he casts the 
wicked into hell : they have broken His law and deserve to 
perish forever. When the blessed Saviour took the sin- 
ner's place, God spared not his own Son. Let us not then 
complain of the sufferings with which he punishes our sins. 
If we are tempted to do wrong, let us tremble at His judg- 



32 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

ments. If we feel that we are guilty before him, let us fly 
for our lives to the cross of Christ. 

1. Q. Is God pure and holy ? 

A. Yes ; He is glorious in holiness. 

2. Q. From whom do creatures get their holiness ? 
A. From God. 

3. Q. What do the saints, when they think of 

God's purity ? 
A. They confess that they are unclean. 

4. Q. What do the angels when they stand be- 

fore him ? 
A. They hide their faces. 

5. q. How can lost sinners come back to God ? 
A. Through Jesus Christ. 

6. q. How can their hearts be cleansed ? 
a. By the power of the Holy Ghost. 

7. q. How can they be saved ? 
A. By receiving the Gospel. 

8. Q. Is God a just and holy Governor ? 
a. Yes ; He always does right. 

9. q. What do the wicked deserve ? 

A. To suffer and to be cast into hell. 

10. q. Why? 

a. Because they have broken God's law. 

11. Q. When the Saviour took our place, did God 

spare him ? 
a. No ; God spared not His own Son. 

12. Q. When we suffer, what should we think? 
a. That we deserve it. 

13. Q. When we are tempted to sin, how should 

we feel ? 
A. We should tremble at His judgments. 
4. q. When we know our guilt, what should wc do? 
A. We should fly for our lives to the cross. 

HOLY DUTIES AND RESOLVES. S. M. 

A chaige to keep I have — 
The Lord to glorify, 



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died my ruined soul to gave. 

And tit it for the Bky. 

I my powers <"' 

This calling to fulfil ; 
To serve and bless the present age, 

And do my Master's will. 

Arm me with jealous 

As in thy sighl to live ; 
Ami thus thy servant, Lord, prepare, 

A strict account to give ! 

Help me to watch and pray, 
And on thy grace rely ; 

O, let me ne'er my trust betray, 
But faithful live and die. 



LESSON IX. 



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GOODXESS OF GOD. 



EXT. Ps. 106 : 1. O give thanks vmto the Lord, for he is 
good. : His mercy endureth forever. 

I. God is good and kind. He loves to see his creatures 
happy. He provides for them all as a loving father pro- 
vides for his children. He blesses the unjust as well as the 
just. lie sends rain upon their thirsty fields and gives 
them every day the light of life. More than all others He 
blesses his people. Not only do they receive earthly good, 
but pardon and grace and eternal life. How great is His 
goodness to the world ! He lias so loved it as to give His 
only Son to die for ir< salvation. 

II. Why are we BO unmindful of His benefits 1 Surely 
we have no other friend like God. Xo other has treated us 
so gently, or borne with our proud manners so king. We 
should be very sorry for our sin< against him : the good- 
ness of God should lead us to repentance. Let us remeni- 



34 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

ber that we may freely go and ask Him to pardon our sins. 
For He is a forgiving God. Let us not despise His rich 
goodness any longer. It is our duty to love Him and 
trust in Him. We must also try to be like him. If we 
have enemies, let us forgive them, remembering how God 
has forgiven us. 

1. Q. Is God good and kind? 

A. Yes ; He loves to see his creatures happy. 

2. Q. How does He provide for them ? 
A. As a loving father for his children. 

3. q. Does He bless the wicked also ? 
a. Yes. 

4. Q. Who receives his greatest blessings ? 
A. His people. 

5. Q. What does he give them ? 

A. Pardon, grace and eternal life. 

6. Q. What has He done for the world ? 
A. He has given His Son to die for it. 

7. q. Who is the best friend we have ? 
A. God. 

8. Q. What should we think of our sins against 

Him? 
A. We should be sorry for them. 

9. Q. May we ask Him to pardon us? 
A. Yes ; He is a forgiving God. 

10. q. How should we feel towards this good God? 
A. We should love Him. 

11. Q. How should we imitate Him ? 
A. Bv forgiving our enemies. 

12. Q. Why? 

A. Because God has forgiven us. 

DAILY BLESSINGS. L. M. 

My God, how endless is thy love ! 

Thy gifts are every evening new : 
And morning mercies from above, 

Gently distil like early dew. 



B ( oi.oKi.D i'i:oi'Li:. 

Thou spread's! the curtains of the ni 
Great Guardian of my sleeping Lours; 

Thy sovereign wind restores the light. 
And quickens all my drowsj pow< 

I yield my powers to thy command ; 

To thee I consecrate my days ; 
Perpetual blessings from thy hand 

Demand perpetual songs of praise. 



LESSON X. 



THE TRINITY. 

TEXT. Math. 28: 19. Go ye therefore, teach all nations, 
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost. 

I. There are three persons in the Godhead. These 
are the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. The first 
person in the Godhead is the Father: He is to be honored 
a< the Father of Christ and of all the people of Christ. 
The second person is the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of 
God. In him the fulness of the Godhead dwells ; by him 
the Father has showed himself to us ; and he with the 
Father is God over all. The third person is the Holv 
Ghost, who comes from the Father and the Son, but who 
is equal to them in power and glory. These three persons 
are one God. 

II. These three, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, must be 
honored and Worshipped in the Christian Church. For 
the plan of mercy was contrived by the Father — was fin- 
ished by the Son — and is brought home to our souls by 
the Holy Ghost We must submit to the lather as duti- 
ful children. We must have faith in the Son as our Lord 
and Saviour. And the love of the Holy Ghost must be 
shed abroad in our hearts. Then we shall be near to God : 
He will be our God and we shall be His people. 



36 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

1. Q. How many persons are there in the God- 

head ? 
A. Three. 

2. Q. Who are they ? 

a. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. 

3. q. Who is the First person ? 
A. The Father. 

4. Q. How is he to be honored ? 

A. As the Father of Christ and of Christians. 

5. Q. "Who is the second person ? 

A. The Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 

6. Q. What is he ? 
A. God over all. 

7. q. Whom does he show to us ? 
A. The Father. 

8. Q. Who is the third person ? 
A. The Holy Ghost. 

9. Q. From whom does he come ? 

A. From the Father and the Son. 

10. q. Is he equal to them in power and glory ? 

a. Yes. 

11 Q. What are these three persons? 

A. One God. 

12. q. By whom should these persons be espe- 

cially honored? 
A. Bv the Church. 

13. Q. Why? 

A. Because we are saved by them. 

14. Q. How do we honor the Father? 
A. By obeying Him as His children. 

15. q. How do we honor the Son? 
A. By faith in him. 

16. q. How do we honor the Holy Ghost ? 
A. By love to him. 

1 7. q. It* we do honor God will he be our God ? 
A. Yes ; he will be our God and we will be 

His people. 



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ERAIflB to Tin; TRINITY, n. M. 

To God the Father yield 

Immortal praise and love, 

For all our comforts here, 

And all our hopes ahove ; 
lie sent his own eternal Son, 
To die for sins which man had done. 

To God th' eternal Son 

Let praise immortal flow, 

Who bought us with his blood, 

Who saves from endless woe ; 
And now on high he lives and reigns, 
And seeks the fruits of all his pains. 

To God the Holy Ghost 

Immortal honors give, 

Whose new creating power 

Can make the dead to live : 
His wor-k completes the great design, 
And tills the soul with joy divine. 

Immortal praise to thee, 

O Father, Spirit, Son, 

The undivided Three, 

The great mysterious One : 
Where reason fails with all her powers, 
There faith prevails, and love adores. 



LESSON XI. 

WOBKS OF GOD. 

TEXT. Ps. 104 : 24. O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! 
In wisdom hast thou made them all. 

I. In six days God made the heavens, the earth and 
the sea, and all things that are in them. They were made 
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38 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

out of nothing by his powerful word. He spoke and it 
was done. Then everything was very good. From the 
highest angels to the meanest worms, all glorified God. 
The great lights were kindled in the sky. The earth was 
full of his riches. Harmless creatures played upon its 
green fields. And man had a pure body and a holy soul 
that he might serve his Maker. All this was God's work 
of creation. 

II. And God keeps and rules what he has made. He 
keeps the world from destruction. He is our guardian. 
When we were babes he preserved us ; and when we are 
old and gray headed, he will not forsake us. He gives us 
food and sleep and holds our souls in life. He makes all 
things Avork for good to them that love him. This is God's 
work of Providence. 

III. We belong to God, who made us and cares for 
us. It is our first duty to obey his commands. We must 
look to him for our blessings. We must be quiet and pa- 
tient under the afflictions that he sends. And in all times 
and places we must rejoice that this great and wise and 
merciful God is King over all the sons of men. 



Who is the Maker of all things ? 
God. 

How long was he in making them ? 
Six days. 

What did he make them out of? 
Nothing. 

How were they made ? 
God spoke and it was done. 
What were they made for ? 
To glorify God. 

Did they show how good God was 1 
Yes ; for they were all very good. 
What was man made for ? 
To serve his Maker. 
What do you call this work of God? 
Creation. 

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What is he t«> u-. 

I [e i> our ( ruardian. 

How dors he take c:wr of iii ? 

Ilf gives ua food, and sleep, and life. 

How does he take care of his people? 

He makes all things WOrk for their good. 
To whom then do wo belong? 

a. To God. 

14. Q. What is our first duty ? 
A. To obey his commands. 

15. Q. What must we expect from him ? 

A. All OUT blessings. 

16. Q. What must we. be when he afflicts us? 
a. We must be quiet and patient. 

17. Q. What should always give joy to our hearts ? 
a. That t God is King over the sons of men. 

THE WORLD ATTESTS ITS MAKER. L. K. 

The spacious firmament on high, 

With all the blue ethereal sky, 

And sfpangled heavens, a shining frame, 

Their great original proclaim; 

The unwearied sun from day to day, 

Doth his Creator's power display, 

And publishes to every land 

The work of an Almighty hand. 

Soon as the evening shades prevail, 
The moon take up the wondrous tale, 
And nightly to the listening earth 
Repeats the story of her birth : 
While all the stars that round her burn, 
And all the planets in their turn, 
Confirm the tidings as they roll, 
And spread the truth from pole to pole. 

What though in solemn silence, all 
Move round this dark terrestrial ball ; 



40 NOTES ANI> QUESTIONS 

"What though no real voice nor sound 
Amid the radiant orbs be found ; 
In reason's ear they all rejoice, 
And utter forth a glorious voice, 
Eor ever singing as they shine, 
" The hand that made us is divine." 



LESSON XII. 

THE FALL OF MAN". 

TEXT. Prov. 7 : 29. God made man upright, but they have 
Bought out many inventions. _____ 

I. God made our first parents holy and happy. He 
put them in the Garden of Eden to tend it. He gave 
them to eat its choice fruits, but commanded them not to 
eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This 
command they broke. They listened to the tempter and 
disobeyed God. And God clrove them from Paradise and 
punished their sin with labor, and sorrow, and death. 

II. We have all shared in the fall. We have received 
the fallen nature of Adam. We have followed his wicked 
example. We are now far off from God. Our minds are 
darkened. Our holiness is lost. It is easy for us' to do 
wrong, and hard to do right. We are "by nature the 
servants of sin. We are under the curse of God. 
We are in danger of eternal damnation. Our iniquities 
have separated between us and our God. Unless we repent 
and believe in Christ, we shall surely perish forever. 

1. Q. What was the state of our first parents ? 
A. Holy and happy. 

2. q. Where did God put them ? 
A. In the Garden of Eden. 

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A. They should tend it and feed on its fruits. 

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The tree of the knowledge of ir<><>d and 

e\il. 

Should we obey God's smallest commands V 

Did they obey ? 

No; thi'y listened to the tempter. 
Say what then happened. 
God dnnc them from Paradise. 

How did he punish their sin. 

With labor, and sorrow, and death. 

Have we shared in the fall V 

Yes. 

Whose nature have we received? 

Adam's fallen nature. 

Whose example have we followed? 

His wicked example. 

Are we near to God now ? 

No ; we are far off from God. 

Is it easy for us to obey him ? 

No ; it is hard to do right, but easy to do 

wrong. 
What do we serve ? 
Sin. 

Is God pleased with us ? 
No ; we are under his curse. 
What are we in danger of. 
Eternal damnation. 
What has separated between us and our 

God;? 

Our iniquities. 

How then shall we be saved ? 

l\y repenting and believing in Christ ? 

THE WANDERER INVITED TO RETURN. L. If. 

Return, O wanderer, now return, 
And seek an injured Father's face ; 
warm desires that in the burn, 
Were kindled by the Spirit's grace. 
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42 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

Return, wanderer, now return, 
And seek a Father's melting heart ; 

His pitying eyes thy grief discern, 
His love shall peace and joy impart. 

Return, wanderer, now return, 
Thy dying Saviour bids thee live ; 

Go to his bleeding cross, and learn 
How freely Jesus can forgive. 

Return, O wanderer, now return, 
And wipe away the falling tear ; 

'Tis God who says, "No longer mourn," 
; Tis mercy's voice invites thee near. 



LESSON XIII. 

THE MISERY OF MAN. 

TEXT. Isa. 67 : 21. There is no peace, saith my God, to the 
wicked. 

I. Fallen men receive punishment from the God of holi- 
ness. He suffers many outward evils to befall them. 
Their bodies are wasted by sickness and old age. They 
must eat their bread in the sweat of the their face. They 
look for much and it comes to little. Sometimes their 
families disappoint them. Sometimes their blessings are 
taken away. Sometimes their neighbors injure and re- 
proach them. They seem born to trouble as the sparks 
fly upward. And at last they have the wages of their sin, 
which is death. 

II. And they have many evils within them. The bit- 
terness of sin reaches even to the heart. They go astray 
believing lies, and following vile passions which cannot 
make them happy. They cannot think of the great God 
whom they have offended, without shame and fear, and 
great distress of mind. And they will be more miserable 
after they are dead. They will lose all their blessings. 
They will go down quick "into hell, to be punished with 



FOR COLORED ri.ori.K. to 

puns. There ii no pft&de saith my GutI to the 
wicked. 

1. q. What does <li^ holy God do to the wicked? 
a. He punishises them. 

2. c>. What does he send upon tlieir bodies? 
A. Sickness and old agfe. 

3. t>. How must they eat their bread? 

A. In the BWeat of tlieir lace. 

4. Q. What must they expect here? 

a. Disappointments, and losses, and troubles. 

5. Q. What will they have at last ? 

a. The wages of sin, which is death. 

6. Q. Must they have evils within them ? 
a. Yes. 

7. q. How far does sin reach ? 
a. Even to the heart. 

8. Q. How do they go astray ? 

A. They believe lies and follow vile passions. 

0. Q. Can these passions make them happy ? 

A. No. 

10. Q. How do they think of God ? 

A. With shame and fear and great distress of 
mind. 

11. q. When will they be more miserable ? 
A. After they are dead. 

12. q. What will happen to them then ? 

a. Thev will lose everything, and go down to 
hell. 

13. q. What will become of them there ? 

a. They will be punished with everlasting 
pains. 

14. Q. Can the wicked have peace ? 

A. No ; my God says there is no peace to 
the wicked. 

RELIEF IN GOD ONLY. C. M. 

How helpless guilty nature lies, 
Unconscious of its load ! 



44 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

The heart unchanged, can never rise 
To happiness and God. 

• Can aught beneath a power divine 
The stubborn will subdue ? 
'Tis thine, eternal Spirit, thine 
To form the heart anew. 

'Tis thine the passions to recall, 
And upward bid them rise, 

And make the scales of error fall 
Frorn reason's darkened eyes. 

To chase the shades of death away, 

And bid the sinner live, 
A beam of heaven, a vital ray, 

'Tis thine alone to give. 

O, change these wretched hearts of ours, 
And give them live divine ; 

Then shall our passions and our powers, 
Almighty Lord, be thine. 



LESSON XIV. 



THE GRACE OF GOD, THE FATHER. 

TEXT. 1 Tness. 5 : 9. God hath not appointed us to wrath, 
but to obtain salvation. 

I. Although we deserve to suffer and die, because 
we are sinners, God in his good pleasure and mercy, has 
provided salvation for us. Long before the world was 
made, he knew that men would fall into sin and misery. 
He resolved to help them. He resolved to send his Son 
to make satisfaction for sins, so that all those who are 
chosen in Christ, all who repent of their sins and turn to 
God, should be saved. 

II. This plan of mercy has been carried out. Christ 



FOB COLORED PEOPLE. 45 

teemed u<. His gospel is Bent to every kindred and 
tongue, and people, and nation. There Lb hope for tin; 
chief of Binners. The Lord Jeans will not cast our. any 
who la willing to come to him ; l » 1 1 1 will keep him in this 
world and will at la>t give him eternal life. Wherefore 
strive to enter in at the strait gate. 

1. q. What are we ? 
a. Sinners. 

2. Q. W hat do we deserve ? 
a. To suffer and to die. 

3. Q. What has God provided for us ? 
A. Salvation. 

4. Q. Why did lie provide salvation for us ? 

a. Because of his good pleasure and his mercy. 

5. Q. When did he know that men would fall? 
A. lie knew it before the world was made. 

6. q. What did he resolve to do ? 
A. To help them. 

7. q. Whom would he send to help them? 
A. His Son. 

8. Q. How would Christ help them ? 
A. By making satisfaction for sins. 

9. Q. Who will be saved ? 
A. The chosen in Christ. 

10. q. How may we know the chosen in Christ. 
A. They are those who repent of their sins 

and turn to God. 

11. Q. Has this plan of mercy been carried out ? 
A. Yes ; Christ has redeemed us. 

12. q. To whom is his gospel sent? 
A. To all men. 

13. q. May all men have it if they will ? 
A. Yes; even the chief of sinners. 

14. q. If anv comes to Christ, will he be cast out ? 
a. No. 

15. Q. What blessings shall he have ? 

A. He will be kept in this world, and he will 
have eternal life. 



46 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

16. Q. What should we do then ? 

A. We should strive to enter the strait gate. 

GRACE ACKNOWLEDGED AND PRAISED. Si M. 

Grace ! 'tis a charming sound ; 

Harmonious to the ear ; 
Heaven with the echo shall resound, 

And all the earth shall hear. 

Grace first contrived the way 

To save rebellious man ; 
And all the steps that grace display, 

Which drew the wondrous plan. 

Grace led my roving feet 

To tread the heavenly road ; 
And new supplies each hour I meet, 

While pressing to God. 

Grace all the work shall crown, 

Through everlasting days ; 
It lays in heaven the topmost stone, 

And waII flpcorvps flip nraisp 



jLiiruugii evtTiasimg uays ; 
It lays in heaven the topmost si 
And well deserves the praise. 



LESSON XV. 



THE GRACE OF GOD, THE SON". 

TEXT. Acts 4 : 12. Neither is there salvation in any other, 
for there is none other name given under heaven whereby we 
must be saved. 

I. The Lord Jesus Christ is our Saviour. When we 
were in bondage to sin and hell he gave himself for us. 
Although he was the glorious Son of God, lie came to 
earth for our sakes. Although he was higher than the 
angels, he consented to dwell with men. He took upon 



POfl »oi.(H;r.D riori.i. 17 

himself the form of a servant Hi even consented to die, 
that we poor, perishing sinners might live. He went up to 
heaven t«> plead for us with Ui> Father. H** sends his 

Spirit down to make us holy and lit to dwell with him. 
There is no Saviour but Jesus Christ. 

II. All this had t<> Ik' done to saye us from rain. Our 
sins could not lto pardoned, if Christ hail n<»t obeyed, and 
Buffered) and prayed for us. What a dreadful evil is sin, 
that such a price must he paid for it! Let US not neglect 
this great salvation. And how wonderful was the love of 
Christ, that he should he willing to do so much for his 
enemies! () this love should win US to oar Saviour. We 
should feci that we are not our own. We are bought with 
a price. Wherefore let us glorify him with our bodies and 
our spirits which are his. 



1. q. Who is our Saviour ? 

A. The Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Son 
of God. 

2. Q. From what does he save us ? 
A. From sin and hell. 

3. Q. Where did he come for us ? 
A. To earth. 

4. Q. Whom did he dwell with ? 
a. With men. 

5. Q. What form did he take upon himself? 
A. The form of a servant. 

6. Q. What did he consent to do for us ? 
A. He consented to die. 

7. q. What does he now do in heaven ? 

A. He pleads for us and sends his Spirit down 
upon us. 

8. Q. Why does he send his Spirit ? 

A. To make us holy and fit for heaven. 

9. Q. Is there any Saviour besides him ? 
a. No ; there is none. 

10. Q. What if Christ had not done all this ? 

A. Then our sins could not have been par- 
doned. 



48 NOTES AXD QUESTIONS 

11. Q. When such a price was paid for sin, "what 

should we think of it ? 
A. That sin is a dreadful evil. 

1 2. o. Should we neglect this great salvation ? 
a. .No. 

13. Q. What makes Christ's love so wonderful? 
A. Because he did all this for his enemies 

14. q. To whom should this love win us ? 
A. To our Saviour. 

15. q. How should it make us feel? 
A. That we are not our own. 

15. Q. What should it lead us to do ? 

A. To glorify God with our bodies and spirits, 
which are his. 

GLORY AND GRACE OF JESUS. C. M. 

Come, ye that love the Saviour's name, 

And joy to make it known ; 
The Sovereign of your hearts proclaim, 

And bow before his throne. 

Behold your King, your Saviour, crowned 

With glories all divine ; 
And tell the wondering nations round 

How bright those glories shine. 

Infinite power, and boundless grace, 

In him unite their rays : 
You that have e'er beheld his face, 

Can you forbear his praise ? 

When in his earthly courts we view 

The glories of our King, 
We lonu: to love as angels do, 

And wish like them to sing. 

And shall we long and wish in vain ? 

Lord, teach our songs to rise ! 
Thy love can animate the strain, 

And bid it reach the skies. 



h>k D0LOBBD PEOPLE U 

ppy period ! glorious day ! 
When hearen and earth shall raise, 
With all their powers, Ihe raptured lay, 
To celebrate thy prai-c. 



LESSON XVL 



THE INCAKXATIOX OF CHRIST. 

TEXT. Gal. 4: 4. "When t ho fulness of the time was come, 
God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law. 

I. God told Iiis holy prophets that Christ would come. 
He would spring from the seed of Abraham, the friend of 
God. He would be horn of a virgin mother, in Bethle- 
hem the city of David. He would appear before the Jew- 
ish state was destroyed. And he came just as the prophets 
had said. lie was conceived by the power of the Holy 
Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. God's promise is 
faithful and true. 

II. Christ became man. He had a body, with flesh 
and hones, such as ours. He was hungry and weary : he 
needed food and sleep : he passed through all the ages of 
human life. He grew in wisdom and stature. He suf- 
fered in soul. In all things lie was made like his brethren, 
that he might feel for us and help us. 

III. Yet Christ was holy, as we are not. His heart 
was pure. He did no sin. Satan could not persuade him 
to do wrong. Through his whole life he was harmless 
and undefiled. He gave us a patern of perfect holiness. 
And, when he died, he offered himself without spot as a 
sacrifice for our sins. 



Q. What did God tell his holy prophets ? 
A. That Christ would come. 
Q. From whose seed should lie spring ? 
A. Abraham's, the friend of God. 
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50 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

Who should be his mother ? 

A virgin. 

Where should he be born ? 

In Bethlehem, the city of David. 

When should he appear ? 

Before the Jewish state was destroyed. 

How did Christ come ? 

He was conceived by the Holy Ghost and 

born of the Virgin Mary. 
Did God's promise come to pass ? 
Yes ; God's promise is faithful and true. 
Did Christ become man ? 
Yes ; he had a body and soul like ours. 
Did he suffer and grow as we do ? 
Yes. 

Why was he made like us ? 
That he might feel for us and help us. 
How did Christ differ from us ? 
He was holy as we are not. 
What is his life to us ? 
It is our pattern. 
What is his death to us ? 
It is a pure sacrifice for our sins. 

THE INCARNATE SAVIOUR WELCOMED. C. M. 

Joy to the world ! the Lord is come ! 

Let Earth receive her King ; 
Let every heart prepare him room, 

And heaven and nature sing. 

Joy to the earth ! the Saviour reigns ! 

Let men their songs employ ; 
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, 

Repeat the sounding joy. 

No more let sins and sorrows grow, 

Nor thorns infest the ground ; 
He comes to make his blessings flow 

Far as the curse is found. 



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IK' rules the world with truth and grace, 
Ami makes the nations prove 

The glories of his righteousness, 
And wonders of his lovo. 



LESSON XVII. 

CIIRIST, OUR rnopiiET. 

TEXT. John 3 : 2. We know that thou art a teacher sent 
from God. 

I. Christ is the great teacher. Like Moses, he was 
meek and faithful and wrought many wonderful works. 
And yet he was greater than Moses in all these things. 
He taught the old prophets what they knew. "When he 
was on earth he showed God's truth and grace to men. 
He pointed out the way to heaven and offered them eternal 
life. They could not have wished a plainer, more power- 
ful, or more affectionate teacher. 

II. Now he speaks to us in his Word and by his Spirit. 
All the things in the Bible were written that we might 
believe. And the Holy Ghost comes from heaven to guide 
us into all truth. Thus we learn what our duty is, and 
how we may be safe and happy. 

III. We must learn of this teacher. He is meek and 
lowly. The knowledge that he gives us, will save our 
souls. We must receive and obey his word that we may 
be his disciples indeed. Let us remember that the soul 
which will not hear him, shall be destroyed from among 
the people. 

1. q. Who is the great teacher? 
A.' Christ. 

2. Q. Whom was he like ? 
A. Moses. 

3. q. Whom did he teach ? 
A. The old prophets. 



52 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

4. Q. When he was on earth, what did he show 

to men ? 

A. God's truth and grace. 

5. Q. What did he point out to them ? 
A. The way to heaven. 

6. Q. What did he offer them ? 
A. Eternal life. 

7. Q. How did he teach them ? 

a. Plainly, powerfully and affectionately. 

8. Q. How does he speak to us now ? 
A. By his Word and Spirit. 

9. Q. What do we learn from them ? 
A. Our duty and our happiness. 

10. Q. May we learn from this teacher? 
A. Yes ; for he is meek and lowly. 

11. Q. What good will his teachings do us ? 
A. They will save our souls. 

12. q. When shall we be his disciples indeed? 
A. When we receive and obey his word. 

13. q. What will become of those who will not 

hear him ? 
A. They will be destroyed. 

THE OFFICES OF CHEIST. H. M. 

Join all the glorious names 

Of wisdom, love and power 
That ever mortals knew, 
Or angels ever bore : 
All are too mean Too mean to set 

To speak his worth, My Saviour forth. 

Great Prophet of my God, 

My tongue would bless thy name 
By thee the joyful news 
Of our salvation came, — 
The joyful news Of hell subdued, 

Of sins' forgiven, And peace with heaven. 

Jesus, my great high priest, 
Has shed his blood and died ; 



B OOLOBBD PSOPLB. 53 

My guilty conscience seeks 
icrifice beside : 
His powerful blood And now it pleads 

Did once atone j Before the throne. 

O thou almighty Lord, 

My Conqueror and my King, 
Thy Bceptre and thy sword, 
Thy reigning grace, I sing: 
Thine is the power; In willing honds 

Behold, 1 sit Beneath thy feet. 



LESSON XVIII. 

CIIItlST, OUR TRIE ST. 

TEXT. Heb. 4: 14. We have a great High Priest, that is 
passed into the Heavens, Jesus the Son of God. 

The priests of old were set apart to offer sacrifices for 
the people and to pray for them in the courts of God's 
holy temple. Thus they foreshowed what our Lord has 
done. 

I. Christ has made an offering for the sins of the peo- 
ple. He offered up himself to save them from hell. 
They are guilty, but his blood was poured our to wash 
away their stains. They are enemies of God, but lie died 
to make peace between them and their King. He was 
cut off, not for. himself, but for our sakes. He willingly 
offered this precious sacrifice that he might bring us to 
God. And when it was done, he rose from the dead, and 
sat down at God's right hand. We may be saved through 
this great High Priest. If we believe in him we shall not 
perish, but have everlasting life. 

II. Christ prays for us in heaven. If we sin, we have 
an advocate with the Father, lie is able to help us. He 
is wise, and holy, and merciful. And in his name we may 
come boldly to the throne of grace to find mercy and grace 
in every time of need. What a comfort to know that Christ 
is praying for us always ! And that he waits to welcome 
his people to their heavenly home. 

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NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

What was the duty of the Priests ? 

To offer sacrifice for the people and to 
pray for them. 

Who is the great High Priest ? 

Jesus Christ. 

What did he offer ? 

He offered up himself. 

For whom did he offer up himself? 

For our sakes. 

What blessings may we receive from 
Christ's sacrifice? 

Our sins may be cleansed and we may 
have peace with God. 

Was Christ obliged to die for us ? 

No ; he willingly offered himself. 

What did he do after he had made this of- 
fering ? 

He rose from the dead and sat down at 
God's right hand. 

Who then is our Saviour ? 

This great High Priest. 

If we believe on him what shall we have ? 

Everlasting life. 

What does Christ for us in heaven ? 

He prays for us. 

Is he able and willing to help us ? 

Yes ; he is wise, and holy, and merciful. 

What may we do in his name ? 

We may come boldly to the throne of 
grace. 

13. Q. Does Christ ever cease to pray for his peo- 

ple? 
A. No ; he prays always for them. 

14. Q. What will he do for them when they die ? 
A. He will receive them into heaven. 

SURRENDER TO A DYIXG SAVIOUR. CM. 

Alas ! and did my Saviour bleed ? 
And did my Sovereign die 1 



l.olM'.i) PEOF1 

Would lie devote that sacred head 

BOCh .1 WOCB 01 I 

Was it for erimefl that I had done 
Ho groaned upon tin' tree ! 

Amazing pity ! grace unknown! 
And love beyond degree ! 

Well might the sun in darkness hide, 

Ami shut his glories in, 
When Christ, the mighty Maker, died 

For man the creature's sin. 

Thus might T hide my blushing face 
While his dear cross appears, 

Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, 
And melt mine eyes to tears. 

But drops of grief can ne'er repay 

The debt of love I owe : 
Here, Lord, I give myself away; 

'Tis all that I can do. 



LESSON XIX. 

CHRIST OUR KING. 

TEXT. Zacli. 9 : 9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion ; 
8hout O daughter of Jerusalem : behold thy King cometh unto 
thee ; he is just, and having salvation. 

I. Christ is the greatest King. All power has been 
given unto him in heaven and on earth. He rules his 
people. He makes laws for them and puts his laws 
their hearts. lie appoints their officers. And they ail 
must do as he bids. He also defends them from their ene- 
mies. He gives them strength to overcome the world ; he 
promises that hell shall not prevail against them; their 



56 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

last enemy, death itself, shall be conquered. Christ has a 
right to rule all men, and although so many resist him 
now, his peaceful Kingdom will at last cover the earth, 
and his throne shall be as the days of heaven. 

II. We must receive Christ as our King and take his 
yoke upon us. We must serve and obey him. Those 
who will not have him reign over them he counts as his 
enemies, and they shall be slain before him at the judg- 
ment. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King, 
who gives them salvation. Let none displease him by 
changing the laws of his church. If we are good and faith- 
ful servants, we will enter into the joy of our Lord. He 
will crawn us with eternal glory. 

Who is the greatest King ? 

Christ. 

What power lias been given him ? 

All power in heaven and on earth. 

How does he rule his people ? 

He gives them laws and puts Lis laws in 
their hearts. 

Does he appoint their officers ? 

Yes. 

What must they all do ? 

They must do as he bids. 

From whom does he defend them ? 

From the world, and hell, and death. 

Has Christ a right to rule all men ? 

les. 

How far will his kingdom spread ? 

It will cover the earth. 

How long shall his throne last ? 

It shall be as the days of heaven. 

What must we do for Christ our King ? 

We must serve and obey him. 

What does he think of those that will not 
serve him. 

He counts them as enemies. 

What will become of them at the judg- 
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a. They will be slain before him* 

IS, o. Why should his people be joyful in Christ ? 

\. Because he gives them salvation. 

i :. q. Why should they not change the laws of 
his church ? 

a. Because this will displease him. 

15. Q. What will become or his good and faithful 

servants ? 
A. They will enter into the joy of their Lord. 
16 Q. Whit will he crown them with? 
A. Eternal glory. 

CHRIST'S KINGLY GLORY. CM. 

All hail the power of Jesus' name ! 

Let angels prostrate frill ; 
Brin^- forth the royal diadem, 

And crown him Lord of all. 

Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, — 

A remnant weak and small, — 
Hail him who saves you by his grace, 

And crown him Lord of all. 

Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget 

The wormword and the gall ; 
Go spread your trophies at his feet, 

And crown him Lord of all. 

Let every kindred, every tribe, 

On this terrestrial hall, 
To him all majesty ascribe, 

And crown him Lord of all. 

that, with yonder sacred throng, 

AVe at his feet may fall ! 
We'll join the everlasting song, 

And crown him Lord of all. 



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LESSON XX. 

THE GRACE OF GOD THE SPIRIT. 

TEXT. Jno. 16 : 13. "When he, the Spirit of Truth is come, 
he will guide you into all truth. 

I. When Christ went up to heaven he sent his Spirit 
down to earth. This Spirit was the Holy Ghost, the 
Spirit of truth. He came to teach the apostles the things 
of Christ and to give saving knowledge to the world. 
First he convinces men of sin. He teaches them how 
foolish, how filthy and how dangerous it is. He shows 
them that the greatest of all sins is the sin of unbelief. 
This is the only sin that cannot be forgiven. Then he 
convinces them of righteousness. He teaches them that 
Christ has gone to the Father, and that all who become 
members of Christ shall also have a place in heaven. And 
then, he convinces them of judgment, that the world is 
judged, that all its joys and gains are less than than the 
blessings of religion. 

II. In this way the Spirit persuades us to embrace the 
Gospel. He gives new light to our minds such as we 
never had before. He turns our hearts to Christ and to 
heaven. Pie strengthens us to resist the world, the flesh 
and the Devil. He shows us the great love which God 
has for us, and fills our souls with penitence, and prayer, 
and praise. Let us not strive against the Holy Ghost, for 
sin against the Holy Ghost will certainly destroy us. 

1. Q. Whom did Christ send from heaven? 
A. His Spirit. 

2. Q. How does the Spirit act on earth ? 
A. As the Spirit of Truth. 

3. Q. What did he teach the Apostles ? 
A. The things of Christ. 

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A. Saving knowledge. 

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Of Sin. 

What does he beach them about sin ? 
That it is foolish, filthy and dangerous. 
What is the greatest of all sins? 
The sin of unbelief. 
Cm this sin be forgiven ? 

No, it cannot. 

What then does lie convince them of? 

Of righteousness. 

How do yon know that Christ was right- 
eons ? 

Because he went to the Father. 

What shall the members of Christ have ? 

A place in heaven. 

What does the Spirit then convince men 
of? 

Of judgment. 

What does he judge ? 

The world. 

What does he show the gains and joys of 
the world to be ? 

To be less than the blessings of religion. 

What does the Spirit give to our minds ? 

A new light. 

Where does he turn our hearts. 

To Christ and heaven. 

What does strengthen us to resist ? 

The world, the flesh and the Devil. 

What does he show to us ? 

The great love of God. 

What does he fill our souls with ? 

Penitence, prayer and praise. 

Why should we not strive against the Holy 
Ghost ? 
A. Because this will destroy us. 

THE SPIRIT INVOKED. C. M. 

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
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Kindle a flame of sacred love 
In these cold hearts of ours. 

Look, how we grovel here below, 
Fond of these trifling toys ! 

Our souls can neither fly nor go 
To reach eternal joys. 

In vain we tune our formal songs, 
In vain we strive to rise ; 

Hosannas languish on our tongues, 
And our devotion dies. 

Dear Lord, and shall we ever live 
At this poor dying rate ? 

Our love so faint, so cold to thee, 
And thine to us so great t 

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
With all thy quickening powers : 

Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, 
And that shall kindle ours. 



LESSON XXI. 

REPENTANCE. 

TEXT. Acta 17 : 30. God commandeth all men everywhere 
to repent. 

I. Repentance is the duty of all men, for all men are 
sinners. We must have sorrow for sin. We must be 
truly grieved because we have offended God. We must 
be ashamed that we have treated our Maker, our Father, 
and our Friend so basely. We must state our sins, con- 
fess them before God, and give them up. Like the prodi- 
gal son we must go back to our Father and ask him to 
pity and help us. And then in the strength of God we 



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■v lift', and bring forth the fruits of repen- 

II. God calls upon as to repent Be Bolemnly tells as 
that if we do not, \w shall perish. Although cur Bins are 
.tt he earnestly declares that In- i< :i pardoning God, 
and thai if wo turn to him ho will have mercy upon as. 
Oar Lord Jesas died for our sins so that we should be sorry 
for them. And now In* reigns in heaven that he may give 
repentance to men. Lei as ask him for this blessmg. 
Let us cry as the publican did : (Jod me merciful unto me 
a sinner. 



1. Q. Is "Repentance the duty of all men ? 
A. Yes ; for all men are sinners. 

2. Q. What is repentance ? 
A. Sorrow for sin. 

3. Q. Why should we be sorry for our sins ? 
A. Because they have olfended God. 

4. Q. Why should we be sorry for offending 

God ? 
A. Because he is our Maker, our Father, and 
our Friend. 

5. Q. How must we treat our sins ? 

a. We must hate them, confess them, and give 
them up. 

6. a. Should we go back to our Father like the 

Prodigal Son ? 
A. Yes ; we should ask him to pity and help us ? 

7. q. And then, what must we do in the strength 

of God ? 
A. We must begin a new life. 

8. q. Does God call on us to repent ? 
a. Yes. 

9. q. What will become of us if we do not ? 
A. We shall perish. 

10. q. Will God pardon us if we turn to him ? 
A. Yes ; he will have mercy upon us. 

11. Q. What caused the Lord Jesus to die? 
A. Our sins. 

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12. q. How should we feel for the sins that made 

our Saviour suffer ? 

A. We should be sorry for them. 

13. q. What does he give men from heaven ? 
a. Repentance. 

14. q. What should be our prayer to him ? 
A. God be merciful to me a sinner. 



SINNERS CALLED TO REPENTANCE, ?s. 

Sinners, turn ; why will ye die ? 
God, your Maker, asks you why ; 
God, who did your being give, 
Made you with himself to live. 

Sinners, turn ; why will ye die ; 
God, your Saviour, asks you why : 
Will ye not in him believe ? 
He has died that ye might live. 

Will ye let him die in vain ? 
Crucify your Lord again ? 
Why, unpardoned sinners, why 
Will ye slight his grace and die % 

Sinners, turn ; why will ye die 1 
God, the Spirit, asks you why : 
Often with you has he strove, 
Wooed you to embrace his love. * 

Will ye not his grace receive ? 
Will ye still refuse to live 1 
O, ye dying sinners, why, 
Why will ye forever die 1 



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LESSON XXII. 



FAITH. 

TEXT. Rom. 10: 10. With the heart man belicvcth unto 
righteousness. 

T. The gretft lesson of the Cos], el is, That wc must 
believe in Jesus Christ. The Gospel teaches that God 

sent his Son into the world to save sinners. We must be 
willing to be saved by him. We must believe that he 
died tor us. And we must take him as our Prophet, our 
Priest and our King. Our Prophet to teach us, our Priest 
to atone for us, and our King to help and bless us. And 
wc must trust in him for pardon, holiness and eternal life; 
II. We shall not be idle in duty if we are true believ- 
ers. The just man lives by his faith. His thoughts rise 
to Christ and Heaven. He overcomes the world. He 
resists the temptations of Satan. His heart is full of love 
to the blessed God, who has sent his Son to die for sin- 
ners. He does not faint under the afflictions which God, 
sends. He is not afraid of death, for death will take him 
to his Saviour. Like Abraham, the father of believers, 
he is strong in faith, giving glory to God. 

1. Q. What is the great lesson of the Gospel? 
A. That we must believe in Jesus Christ. 

2. Q. What did God do to save us ? 

A. He sent his Son into the world to save sin- 
ners. 

3. Q. Must we be willing to be saved by Him ? 
a. Yes. 

4. Q. What must we believe 
A. That he died for us. 

5. Q. How must we take him ? 

a. As our Prophet, Priest and King. 

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What does lie as our Priest ? 

He atones for us. 

What does he as our King ? 

He helps and blesses us. 

What must we trust in Christ for ? 

For pardon, holiness and eternal lififc 

Will we be idle in duty if we are true 

believers ? 
No. 

How does the just man live ? 
By faith. 

What are his thoughts fixed upon ? 
Christ and Heaven. 
What does he overcome ? 
The world and Satan. 
What does he feel in his heart ? 
Love to the blessed God. 
Why does he love God ? 
Because God sent his Son to die for sinners. 
Why does he not faint under afflictions ? 
Because God sends them. 
Why is he not afraid of death ? 
Because death will take him to his Saviour. 
Who is the Father of believers ? 
Abraham. 

What is said of Abraham in the Bible ? 
He was strong in faith, giving glory to 

God. 

FAITH DESIRED. S. M. 

Faith is a precious grace, 

Where'er it is bestowed : 
It boasts a high, celestial birth, 

Aud is the gift of God. 

Jesus it owns as King, 

An all-atoning Priest : 
It claims no merit of its own, 

But looks for all in Christ. 



r«»i; OOLOBED PSOEOUB. 

To him it Leads the soul, 

When filled with deep diati 
Flies to the fountain of his blood, 

And trusts his righteOUSO 

Since 'tis thy work alone, 

And that di\ inely fi 
Lord, send Ac Spirit of thy Son, 

To work this faith in inc. 



LESSON XXIII. 



JUSTIFICATION. 

TEXT. Rom. 5 : 1. Being justified by faith, we have peace 
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

I. Those who believe in Christ are justified. Their 
sins are pardoned. However great they may have been, 
God forgives and forgets them. Though they were as 
deep as scarlet, they shall become as white as snow : 
though they were large as mountains, God shall east 
them into the depths of the sea. If we trust in the dear 
Saviour, we shall never be condemned. God will receive 
us, just as if we had never done any wrong*. lie will 
spare us as a man spares his own son. He will look 
kindly on all our services. He will save our souls. 

II. Jesus poured out his blood to purchase for us this 
blessing. And God showed that the price pleased him, 
by raking Jesus from the dead and setting him on the 
throne of Heaven. And now the faithful and true God 
forgives the sins of the people of Jesus. If we are the 
disciples of Jesus, we have peace with God. And we 
shall know that we are pardoned by the good works that 
he helps us to do. 

1. Q. Who are. justified ? 

A. Those who believe in Christ. 

2. Q. "What becomes of their sins ? 
A. Their sins are pardoned. 

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3. Q. Are their greatest sins pardoned ? 

A. Yes : God forgives and forgets them. 
4c q. If we trust in the Saviour, shall we be 
condemned ? 

a. No : never. 

5. q. Plow will God receive us ? 

A. Just as if we had done no wrong. 

6. q. How will he spare us ? 

A. As a man spares his own son. 

7. q. How will he look on our services ? 
a. Kindly. 

8. q. What will he do to our souls ? 
A. He will save them. 

0. Q. What did Jesus do, to purchase for us this 
blessing ? 
A. He poured out his blood. 

10. q. Did God show that this price pleased him ? 
a. Yes : He raised Jesus from the dead and 

gave him a throne in Heaven. 

11. Q. Whose sins does the faithful and true God 

forgive ? 
a. The sins of the people of Jesus. 

12. Q. If we are disciples of Jesus, what have we ? 
a. Peace with God. 

13. Q. How shall we know that God has par- 

doned us ? 
A. By the good works he helps us to do. 

PARDON THROUGH CHRIST'S SACRIFICE. S. SI. 

Not all the blood of beasts, 

On Jewish altars slain, 
Could [rive the guilty conscience peace, 

Or wash away the stain. 

But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, 

Takes all our sins away ; 
A sacrifice of nobler name, 

And richer blood than they. 



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My Mth would lay her b 

( )d that deai hood of thime, 
While, nitont, 1 standi 

And there QOfifeftf niv .sin. 

Ill looks back, to Bee 
The burdens thou didst bear, 
When hanging on the cursed tree, 
And hopes her guilt was there. 

Believing, we rejoice 

To see the curse remove, 
We Mess the lamh with eheerful voice 
And sing his bleeding love. 



LESSON XXIV. 

ADOPTION. 

TEXT. 2 Cor. 6 : 18. I will be a Father unto you, and you 
shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. 

I. True believers become members of the family of 
God. They are born again by the Holy Ghost; They 
receive a new disposition, the Spirit of God's sons, so that 
they may come boldly to the throne of Grace and serve 
their Father with loving hearts. They all have the temper 
of Christ, who is their elder brother. They all make up 
one divine family in heaven and earth. 

II. God cares for his children. He pities them. He 
protects them from their enemies. He provides for them 
all the good things they need. He sends his angels to 
minister to them. He hears their prayers. If he corrects 
them, he does it in love. And at last they shall have the 
portion of sons ; for it is the Father's good pleasure to 
give them the kingdom. 

1. Q. To whose family do true believers belong ? 
A. To God's family. 

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A. They are born again by the Holy Ghost. 

3. Q. Do they receive a new disposition ? 
A. Yes : the Spirit of God's Son. 

4. Q. May they come to the throne of grace ? 
A. Yes : they may come boldly. 

5. Q. How do they serve their Father ? 
A. With loving hearts. 

6. Q. Whose temper have they ? 
A. The temper of Christ. 

7. Q. What is Christ to them ? 
A. Their elder brother. 

8. Q. What do they all make up ? 

A. One family in heaven and earth. 

9. q. How does God care for his children ? 

A. He pities, protects and provides for them. 

10. Q. What does he provide for them ? 
a. All the good things they need. 

11. Q. Whom does he send to minister to them? 
A* His angels. 

12. Q. What does he hear ? 
A. Their prayers. 

13. Q. How does he correct them ? 
A. In love. 

14. Q. What shall they have at last ? 
A. The portion of sons. 

15. Q. What will the Father give to all his chil- 

dren ? 
A. He will give them the Kingdom. 

A NEW-BORN CHILD OF GOD. L. M. 

Who can describe the joys that rise, 
Through all the courts of Paradise, 
To see a penitent return, — 
To see an heir of glory born 1 

With joy the Father does approve 
The fruit of his eternal love ; 
The Son with joy looks clown, and sees 
The purchase of his agonies. 



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The Spirit takes delight to view 
Tin' holy soul he formed anew ; 
An4 saints and angels join to sing 
The -lowing empire of their Kin<_r. 



LESSON XXV. 



SAN'CTIFTCATIOX. 

TEXT. Rom. 8:9. Ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, 
if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now, if any man 
have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his. 

I. There is a new life in the believing soul. lie 
becomes a new creature in Jesus Christ. His mind was 
once dark, hut now it sees the truth. His heart was once 
stony hard, but now it is softened ; God has given him a 
heart of flesh. He loved earthly things, but now his affec- 
tions are fixed upon things above. He whs disobedient, 
bat now lie says : Lord, what wilt thou have me to do ? 
and he gives his body and his soul to the service of God. 

II. This new life cannot perish. It was planted by 
God, and it cannot be plucked up by the roots. It is 
watered by the Spirit, and it will grow and bring forth 
fruit : God puts his fear into the hearts of his people, so 
that they shall not depart from him. Christ prays for 
them, that their faith fail not. The Holy Ghost abides in 
them. They have the promise that they snail not be 
tempted above what they are able to bear. While false 
professors fall away, true believers are kept by the power 
of God through faith unto salvation. 

1. q. What does the believing soul have ? 
A. A new life. 

2. Q. What does lie become in Jesus Christ ? 
A. A new creature. 

3. Q. What change takes place in his dark mind ? 
A. •• It sees the truth. 

4. Q. W r hat change takes place in his hard heart? 



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A. It is softened. 

5. Q. What does lie fix Ms affections on ? 
A. Things above. 

6. Q. Does he now serve God ? 
A. Yes : with his body and his soul. 

7. q. Can this new life perish ? 
A. No : for it was planted by God. 

8. Q. What will become of it ? 
A. It will grow and bring fruit. 

9. Q. Why does God put this fear into the hearts 

of his people ? 
A. So that they may not depart from him. 

10. Q. Does Christ pray for them ? 

A. Yes : he prays that their faith may not fail. 

11. Q. What shall they be able to do in tempta- 

tion ? 
A. They will be able to bear them. 

12. Q. May false professors fall away ? 
A. Yes. 

13. Q. What prevents true believers from falling 

away ? 
A. They are kept by the power of God. 

A CLOSER WALK WITH GOD. C. M. 

O for a closer walk with God ! 

A calm and heavenly frame ! 
A light to shine upon the road 

That leads me to the Lamb ? 

Where is the blessedness I knew 

When first I saw the Lord ? 
Where is the soul-refreshing view 

Of Jesus and his word ? 

What peaceful hours I then enjoyed ! 

How sweet their memory still ! 
But now I find an aching void r 

The world can never fill. 



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Return, (> holy Dove, return, 

I bate the sini thai made thee mourn, 
Ami drove thee from my breast. 

The dearest idol 1 have known, 
Whate'er that idol be, 

Help me to tear it from thy throne, 
And worship only thee, 

So shall my walk he close with God, 

Calm and serene my frame ; 
So purer liirlit shall mark the road, 

That leads me to the Lamb. 



LESSON XXVI. 



THE RULE OF DUTY. 

TEXT. Deut. 27 : 10. Thoti Shalt obey the voice of the Lord 
thy God and do his commandments. 

I. God made men to serve him, and he has shown us 
in his word, how he wishes to be served. Some things he 
has commanded us to do : these are duties. Other things 
he has commanded us not to do : these are sins. The 
laws of God are very broad : they cover our whole lives. 
They are very excellent : every commandment is holy, 
just and good. And they are reasonable : for God is our 
Maker and our Master, and has a right to rule us. If 
we obey him, we shall have life : if we do not obey him, 
he will punjsh us forever. 

II. But God's pure law is not always obeyed by men. 
Our sinful hearts do not love it. The wicked will not 
have God to reign over them. The most pious persons 
must confess with sorrow that they have often failed to do 
their duty. It was on this account that Christ obeyed the 
law, and suffered its punishment for us. If we believe in 
Christ, guilty as we are, we shall not perish. His right- 



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eousness will be ours. He will even put his law in our 
hearts. It will direct us how to please God. We shall 
delight in it, and prize it more than gold. 



For what has God made us ? 

To serve him. 

Where has he shown us how to serve him ? 

In his word. 

What are those things he tells us to do ? 

They are duties. 

What are those he tells us not to do ? 

They are sins. 

What do the laws of God cover ? 

Our whole lives. 

Are his laws excellent ? 

Yes : they are holy, just and good. 

Why has God a right to rule us ? 

Because he is our Maker and our Master. 

What shall we have if we obey him ? 

We shall have life. 

What if we do not obey him ? 

He will punish us forever. 

Why is not God's pure law obeyed ? 

Because men's hearts are sinful. 

Will the wicked have God to reign over 
them ? 

No. 

Have the best men always done their duty ? 

No : they have often failed. 

How then can any person be saved ? 

Only through Christ. 

What has Christ done to taka away our 
guilt ? 

He obeyed the law and suffered its punish- 
ment. 

If we believe in Christ, what will we re- 
ceive ? 

His righteousness. 



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M. q. Where will he put the law ? 

\. Into our hearts. 

17. q. Wha( will tin- law show us? 
a. How to please ( rod. 

18. c>. Will we delighl in the law then? 

A. Yes : we will prize it more than gold. 

flINDEB MK NOT. CM. 

In nil my Lord's appointed ways 

Mv journey I'll pursue ; 
"Hifidet me not," ye mueh-lovcd saints, 

For 1 must go with you. 

Through Hoods and flames, if Jesus lead, 

I'll follow where, he goes ; 
u Hinder me not," shall be my cry, 

Though earth and hell oppose. 

Through duties and through trials too, 

I'll go at his command; 
" Hinder me not," for I am bound 

To my Immanuel's land. 

And when my Saviour calls me home, 

Still this my cry shall be — 
" Hinder me not ; " come, welcome death; 

I'll gladly go with thee. 



LESSON XXVII. 

THE SPIRIT OF DUTY 

TEXT. Matt. 22 : 37-39. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy mind. 
This is the first and great commandment. And the second is 
like unto it. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 

God gave his law to men in ten commandments, which 
we Will soon attend to. But in ohr text our iTord shows 

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what the Spirit of the Law is. All the law is fulfilled in 
one word, and that word is love. 

I. It is our duty to love God. God is most lovely in 
himself. The world that he has made shows us " how 
great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty. " And 
he first loved us. He loved us when we were sinners. 
He loved us and gave us salvation through his Son. He 
loves us still, and he asks us to give him our hearts. If 
we love him in return, he will love us still more. He will 
make all things work together for our good in this world. 
And in the world to come he will give us what eye hath 
not seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived. 

II. It is our duty to love our fellow men. Our God 
is the Father of all. We must look upon them all as our 
brethren. And we must have a special love for all that 
fear the Lord. We must treat them justly and kindly. 
We must feel for their sorrows and relieve their wants. 
We must reprove their sins and pray for their souls. We 
must even love and bless our enemies. And the God of 
love and peace shall be with us. 

1. Q. Where is the moral law given ? 
A. In the Ten Commandments. 

2. Q. What is the sum of the whole law ? 
A. Love. 

3. Q. What is our first duty ? 
a. To love God. - 

4. Q. Is God lovely in himself? 
a. Yes. 

5. Q. Where do we see his goodness and beauty ? 
A. In the world that he has made. 

6. Q. Did he first love us ? 

A. Yes : he loved us when we were sinners. 

7. Q. What has he given us ? 

A. Salvation through his Son. 

8. Q. What does he ask us to give him ? 
A. Our hearts. 

9. Q. If we love him, what will he do ? 
A. He will love us more. 

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a. He will make them work fbr our good. 

11. q. What will he give us in the world to come? 

I itesl blessings. 

12. Q. What Is our second great duty? 
a. To love cur fellow-men. 

13. q. Have we all one Father? 

a. Xei : God is the Father of all. 

14. Q. How should we look upon men? 
a. A< our brethren. 

q. Whom should we love most? 

a. Those that fear the Lord. 

16. Q. How should we treat them? 

a. Justly and kindly. 

17. q. What should we do for sufferers? 

a. Feel far them ami help them. 

18. Q. What should we do fbr sinners? 
A. Reprove them and pray lor them. 

19. q. What should we do for enemies ? 
a. Love and bless them. 

20. Q. What blessing shall we have then ? 

A. The God of love and peace will be with us. 



LOVE TESTED ASD PRAYED FOR. C M. 

Do not I love thee, my Lord ? 

Behold my heart, and see; 
And turn each hateful idol out, 

That dares to rival thee. 

Do not I love thee from my soul 1 

Then let me nothing love ; 
Dead he my heart to every joy, 

When Jesus cannot move. 

Is not thy name melodious still 

To my attentive car ! 
Doth not each pulse with pleasure bound, 

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Thou know'st I love thee, dearest Lord; 

But O, I long to soar 
Far from the sphere of mortal joys, 

And learn to love thee more. 



LESSON XXVIII. 

FIRST COMMANDMENT — -CHOICE OF GOD. 



TEXT. Exo. 20: 23. I am the Lord thy G-od, (* which have 
brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bon- 
dage : ) thou shalt have no other gods before me. 



I. There is one living and true God who has made us, 
who has kept us alive, and who has redeemed us from sin 
and death and hell. We are to take him as our God. 
We are to think more of him and to love him more than 
all others. Our words, our thoughts, and our actions 
must be according to his law. Whatever we do in our 
worship or in obedience to others must be done so as to 
please God. If we love father or mother, son or daughter 
more than God, we are not worthy of him. 

II. The Heathen worship other gods. They make 
idols of wood and stone, and offer prayer and praise to 
senseless things that cannot save. This idolatry offends 
the true God. And there is another kind of idolatry : 
the proud man worships himself: the sensual man, who 
lives for pleasure, worships his body : the stingy man wor- 
ships his money. None of these shall inherit the kingdom 
of God. If we do not like to think of God, if we do not 
admire and fear him above all, if we do not submit to 
him, there is something that we worship in his place. 



* If thought advisable, the enclosed passage may be 
omitted. 



LOBED PEOPLE. il 

l. q. Whom are we to take as our God? 

a. The one Ln ing and true < rod, 

-j. q. What claims has he upon us ? 

a. He lias made, kepi and redeemed us. 

(>. How are we to think vi' him and to lovo 

him ? 
A. More than all others. 

4. q. How are we to obey him? 

v. Iu our words, thoughts and actions. 

5. Q. What must we try to do in all our conduct ? 
a. To please God. 

6. q. If we love father or mother, son or daugh- 

ter more than God, what docs this show ? 
A. That we arc not worthy of him. 

7. Q. What do the Heathen worship ? 
a. Other gods. 

8. Q. Can these gods hear their prayers and 

praises ? 
A. No : they are senseless things that cannot 
save. 

9. q. How does the true God look upon this 

worship ? 
A. It offends him. 

10. q. Are there any others who worship false 

gods. 
a. Yes. 

11. q. What does the proud man worship ? 
A. Himself. 

12. q. What does the sensual man, who lives for 

pleasure, worship ? 
a. His body. 

13. Q. What does the stingy man worship ? 
A. His money. 

14. q. If we do not love and fear God, what does 

this show ? 
A. There is something that we worship in his 
place. 

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GOD ACKOWLEDGED. L. M. 

Before Jehovah's awful throne, 
Ye nations, bow with sacred joy ; 

Know that the Lord is God alone ; 
He can create, and he destroy. 

His sovereign power, without our aid, 
Made us of clay, and formed us men ; 

And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed, 
He brought us to his fold again. 

"We are his people, we his care, 

Our souls, and all our mortal frame ; 

"What lasting honors shall we rear, 
Almighty Maker, to thy name ? 

"We'll crowd thy gates, with thankful songs, 
High as the heaven our voices raise ; 

And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, 
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 

Wide as the world is thy command ; 

Vast as eternity thy love ; 
Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, 

When rolling years shall cease to move. 



LESSON XXIX. 

SECOND COMMANDMENT IMAGE OF GOD. 

TEXT, Exo. 20 : 4. 5. 6. Thou shalt not make unto thee any- 
graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven 
above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water ( 
under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, 
nor serve them: (* for I the Lord thy G-od am a jealous God, 
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the 
third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; and show- 
ing merey unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my 
commandments.) 

* If thought advisable, this may be omitted ; although if 



LORED PEOPLE. 

]. We d false images of the true God, 

either in our minds or with oar hands. >\'** pal eontempt 
on God when we think that be ■ like gold 01 
■tone, end when we try to make a Likenesi of him \sith 
these earthly t hiiiLr^- This la ;i great sin. Ami we most 
not have false thoughts of God : especially about his jus- 
tice and his merer. He will punish wicked children just 

punished wicked parents. And all that love 
serve him, though they were thousands in number, he will 

11. We RftftSt think of God as he shows himself to us 

in his word. Our Lord ,h*>\i* Christ is the image of the 
invisib We must look to Jesus if we would learn 

the wisdom, power ami love of God. When we believe 
rist, and tix our minds and hearts on him, Ave become 
like him. We are changed into the image of God. We 
become righteous and holy. We are prepared to live with 
our Tather in heaven. 



How may we make false images of God ? 

In our minds or with our hands. 

Do we honor God when we think him like 

gold or silver, or stone ? 
No : we put eontempt on him. 
Why should we not make a likeness of 

God with earthly things ? 
Because this is a great sin. 
[May we make false images of God in our 

minds ? 
Yes : we may have false thoughts of him. 
AVliat must we think of God ? 
That he is just and merciful. 
I low will he punish wicked children ? 
As he punished wicked parents. 
How will he treat the thousands that love 

and serve him ? 
A. He will surely bless them. 

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8. Q. What teaches us to think rightly of God ? 
A. His word. 

9. q. Who is the true image of God ? 
A. The Lord Jesus Christ. 

10. q. What do we see in the Lord Jesus Christ ? 
A. God's wisdom, power and love. 

11. Q. What change takes place in believers in 

Christ? 
A. They are changed into the image of God. 

12. Q. What do you mean by the image of God 

in believers ? 
A. They become righteous and holy. 

13. q. If we have this image what are we pre- 

pared to do ? 
A. To live with our heavenly Father. 

GOD IN CHRIST PRIZED. C M. 

And must I part with all I have, 

My dearest Lord, for thee 7 
It is but right, since thou hast done 

Much more than this for me. 

Yes, let it go ! one look from thee, 

Will more than make amends, 
For all the losses I sustain, 

Of honor, riches, friends. 

Ten thousand worlds, ten thousand lives, 

How worthless they appear, 
Compared with thee, supremely good, 

Divinely bright and fair ! 

Saviour of souls, could I from thee ■ 

A single smile obtain, 
The loss of all things I could bear, 

And glory in my gain. 



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LESSON XXX. 

THIBD COMMANDMENT — NAME OF GOD. 

TEXT. Exo.20:7. Thou shalt not take the name of t !v> L^ri 
d in vain ; lor the Lord will not hold him guiltlei 
th Ins name in vain. 

I. Wo pans) apeak of God with respect, His name is 
glorious ami fearful. We must not use it carelessly as 
hypqerites do, or profanely as blasphemers. Go<J lias told 

n.s his name, not that we may rashly swear hy it, hut that 
wo may oall upon him solemnly in prayer and praise. 
We may speak of him in religious conversation also. 
When we have found mercy in ( Jod, we may declare his 
name unto our brethren, calling him our God, and we may 
call upon the world to trust in him. 

II. We must think highly of all those things by which 
God is made known to us. We should humbly listen to 
God's word ; we should zealously engage in God's wor- 
ship ; we should admire, as David did, all God's w r orks. 
And every one that names the name of Christ should de- 
part from iniquity. In this way others also will learn to 
speak his praise. 

1. q. How must we speak of God ? 
A. With respect. 

2. q. What can we say of his name ? 
A. It is glorious and fearful. 

3. q. Who take God's name in vain ? 
A. Hypocrites and blasphemers. 

4. Q. How do hypocrites take God's name in 

vain ? * 
A. They use it carelessly. 

5. q. How do blasphemers take God's name in 

vain ? 
A. They use it profanely. 

6. Q. I low should we use God's name ? 
A. Solemnly in prayer and praise. 

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82 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

7. q. May we use God's name in conversation ? 
A. Yes ; we may declare his name to our 

brethren. 

8. Q. What should the world do? 
A. Trust in him. 

9. Q. What things should we think highly of? 
a. The things that make God known. 

1 0. q. How should we treat God's word ? 
a. We should humbly listen to it. 

11. q. How should we treat his worship ? 
a. We should zealously engage in it. 

1 2. Q. How should we look upon his works ? 
A. We should admire them. 

13. Q. Mention the name of a great king who 

sung of God's works ? 
A. David. 

14. q. If we name the name of Christ what should 

we depart from ? 
A. We should depart from iniquity. 

1 5. Q. By so doing what will we teach others ? 
A. To speak his praise. 

THE CHAKMING NAME. C. M. 

Jesus, I love thy charming name ; 

'Tis music to mine ear ; 
Fain would I sound it out so loud 

That earth and heaven might hear. 

Yes, thou art precious to my soul, 

My transport and my trust : 
Jewels to thee arc gaudy toys, 

And gold is sordid dust. 

All my capacious powers can wish, 

In thee dorh richly meet ; 
Nor to my eves is light so dear, 

Nor friendship half so sweet. 

Thy grace shall dwell upon my heart, 
And shed its fragrance there — 



I.OKID PI OPLE. 83 

: balm for all ita wounds, 
cordial of ita care. 

I'll apeak the honors of thy name 

With my last laboring breath, 
And, dying, claap thee in my anna — 

The antidote of death. 



LESSON XXXI. 

POUBTH COMMANDMENT — THE SERVICE OF GOD. 

TEXT. Exo. 20 : 8-11. Remember the Sibbath day to keep 
it holy. Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work; but 
the Seventh is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou 
shr.lt do no work - (Hliou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor 
thy man servant, nor thy maid servant, nor thy cattle, nor the 
stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days God made 
heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested 
on the seventh day. Wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath, 
day and hallowed it.) 

I. We must faithfully do our work, on the six days of 
the week. This duty God. requires. He has given each 
one of us our place in life, and commands us to labor in it. 
While idleness clothes a man in raga and makes him fall 
into sins, God blesses the hand of diligence with plenty, 
and makes the sleep of the laboring man sweet. 

II. The Sabbath is the day of rest. God rested on 
the seventh day and set it apart to himself. The Sab- 
bath is a joyful day. On the first day of the week Christ 
rose from the dead, and appeared to his disciples. On 
this day they met for worship, and he poured out his holy 
Spirit upon them. All the hours of this day we must 
give up to God. Wc must not do our own work, but his. 
We must worship him at our own homes and among his 
people. We must pray to him and sing his praises. We 
must listen to his word and speak of him to each other. 

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84 BOTES AND QUESTIONS 

And if any are poor and sick among us, we must visit and 
help them — thus shall we prepare for the heavenly rest. 

1. Q. When must we do our work ? 
a. On the six days of the week. 

2. Q. Is this our duty ? 

A. Yes ; God requires it. 
S. Q. Where should each one of us labor ? 
A. In our place in life. 

4. q. What becomes of the idle ? 

A. They are clothed in rags and fall into sins. 

5. q. What does God bless the hand of the dili- 

gent with ? 

A. With plenty. 

6. Q. What kind of sleep has the laboring man ? 
a. His sleep is sweet. 

7. q. What day is the day of rest ? 
A. The Sabbath day. 

8. Q. Why are we to rest one day in seven ? 

A. Because God rested and set one day apart 
to himself. 

9. Q. Why is the Christian Sabbath a joyful day ? 
a. Because Christ rose on that day. 

10. Q. When did the Lord's disciples meet for 

worship ? 
A. On the Lord's day. 

11. Q. What did he give them on that day ? 
A. His Holy Spirit. 

12. q. To whom must we give the hours of this 

day ? 

A. To God. 

1 3. q. Whose work must we do ? 
A. God's work, not ours. 

14. q. Where must we worship him ? 
A. At home and among his people. 

15. q. How must we worship him ? 
A. By prayer and praise. 

19. Q. To what must we listen ? 



: cui.oKr.i) rioru:. 85 

To hifl word 
17. q. Of whom must we speak ? 

a. We must Bpeak of God to eacli oilier, 
is. o. Whom must we visit and help on the Sab- 
bath V 

A. The poor and tlu 4 sick. 
1!). q. What will Sabbath duties prepare us for ? 
a. For the heavenly rest. 

SOLVING GOD IN THE CHUBCH AND THE WOULD. 
L. M. 

Lord, how delightful 'tis to see 
A whole assembly worship thee ! 
At OHC6 they Bing, at once they pray, 
They hear of heaven and learn the way. 

I have been there, and still would go, 
'Tis like the dawn of heaven below. 
Not all that careless sinners say, * 
Shall tempt me to forget this day. 

O, write upon my memory, Lord, 
The tratlis and precepts of thy word ! 
That I may break thy laws no more, 
But love thee better than before. 

With thoughts of Christ, and things divine, 
Fill up this foolish heart of mine ; 
That, finding pardon through his blood, 
I may lie down, and wake with God. 



LESSON XXXII. 

FIFTH COMMANDMENT HONOR TO SUPERIORS. 

TEXT. Exo. 20 : 12. Honor thy father and thy mother, that 
thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giv- 
eth thee. 

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86 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

ble with our duties to God.* God is our father. As such 
he would have us respect and love him. And he even in- 
vites us to call upon him as our Father in Heaven. And 
now God has given this honor to parents to stand in 
his place, and to act for him. The faith, hope and love of 
children must first be put in their fathers and mothers. 
We must first honor the father whom the Lord has set 
over us, and the mother who has borne us in her arms and 
on her heart. If we do not honor them, we cannot honor 
God. We must be thankful for their kindness. We must 
attend to their advice and obey their commands. We 
must do them all the good in our power. In the same 
way wives should honor their husbands ; servants should 
honor their masters, and citizens should honor their gov- 
ernors. Thus shall they have God's blessing. 

II. On the other hand, parents should treat their chil- 
dren with kindness. They should teach them the law of 
God and reprove them when they go astray. They should 
feel and pray for them. They should set them a good ex- 
ample. So husbands sliould care for their wives, masters 
should care for their servants, and governors should care 
for the citizens under their charge. 

1. Q. Where are our duties to parents put 

down ? 
A. Anions our duties to God. 

2. q. What is God? 

A. He is our Father in Heaven. 

3. Q. What honor has he given to parents ? 
A. To stand in his place and act for him. 

4. Q. Whom do we trust and love first of all ? 
A. Our fathers and mothers. 

5. q. What does the Lord bid us render them ? 
A. Honor. 

* It is not proper that we should here give the proof of 
this fact, asserted by the ancient traditions of the Jews, and 
now admitted by the latest and best writers upon the sub- 
ject. See Fairbairn Typol. Vol. II, Ch. 2; and Forbes's 
Symmetrical Structure' of Scripture, p. 141-145. Duty to 
parents is a part of piety, not of brotherly love; it "belongs 
to the first table of the law 



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1 low should we honor their kindn< 

i. .ill. I be thankful for it 
I low should we lio nor their advice? 
We should attend t«. it. 
How should we honor their commands ? 
We should obey them. 

What must we do to them through life. 

All the good in our power. 

Whom should wives honor? 

Their husbands. 

Whom should servants honor? 

Their masters and mistresses. 

Whom should citizens honor? 
Their governors. 

What shall all have who do this duty ? 
They shall have God's blessing. 
How should parents treat their children? 
With kindness. 

What should the child be taught ? 
The law of God. 

When should the child be reproved ? 
When it goes astray. 
Should parents feel for their children ? 
Yes ; they should feel and pray for them. 
What should they set beibre their chil- 
dren ? 
A good example. 
Whom should husbands care for ? 
Their wives. 

Whom should masters care for ? 
Their servants. 

Whom should governors care for ? 
The citizens under their charge. 



HARMONY OF A PIOUS HOUSEHOLD. L. M. 

How blest the sacred tie that hinds 
In sweet communion, kindred minds ! 



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How swift the heavenly course they run, 
Whose hearts, whose faith, whose hopes are one. 

To each the soul of each how dear ! 
"What tender love, what holy fear ! 
How doth the generous flame within 
Refine from earth, and cleanse from sin ! 

Nor shall the glowing flame expire, 
"When dimly burns frail nature's fire ; 
Then shall they meet in realms above, 
A heaven of joy, a heaven of love. 



LESSON XXXIII. 

SIXTH COMMANDMENT RESPECT FOR PER- 
SONAL RIGHTS. 

TEXT. Exo. 20 : 13. Thou shalt not kill. 

I. God has given us our life. It is a great blessing. 
"While we have it, we enjoy many pleasures and we may 
prepare ourselves for eternity. If we serve God in this 
world we shall have everlasting peace and joy in the world 
to come. Life is so important that God has done many 
things to guard it. He has created medicines in plants 
and in the earth. He has brought men together so that 
they may take care of each other. He has made us all 
afraid to die. And he has solemnly commanded us not to 
take life. If we kill a man by strength or cunning, or if 
we kill ourselves, God will punish us. 

II. Kor must we do anything that will hurt men's 
lives : we must not insult or injure men. We must not 
give way to wicked tempers, or use abusive language, or 
hate our fellows in our hearts. But we must love them 
and be kind to them ; for they like us were made in the 
image of God. And we must do nothing that would 
shorten our lives. We must take care of our health. We 
must not be drunkards or unclean persons ; but be tender 



Ml D PROTHk 

of our own lives, m we nre tender of tin- lives of others, 
we shall be murderers, and no murderer can in- 
herit the kingdom v( God« 



What great blessing has God given us? 
Life, 

While we have it, what do we enjoy? 

Many pleasures. 

What may we prepare for? 

Eternity. 

It' we serve God, what shall avc have in the 
lift to come V 

Everlasting peace and joy. 

Has God done many things to guard our 
lives ? 

Yes. 

What has he created to cure our sick- 
nesses ? 

Medicines in plants and in the earth. 

Why has he brought men together ? 

So that they may take care of each other. 

What has he made us afraid of? 

Death. 

What has he solemnly commanded us not 
to do ? 

Not to take life. 

If we murder another or kill ourselves, 
what will God do ? 

He will punish us. 

May we do anything to hurt men ? 

No ; we must not insult or injure them. 

What must we not give way to ? 

To anger, hatred and abusive words. 

How must we treat men ? 

We must love them and be kind to them. 

W r hy ? 

Because they were made in God's image. 

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A. No ; we must take care of them. 

16. Q. What sins will shorten our lives ? 
A. Drunkenness and uncleanness. 

17. q. What are those persons guilty of, who take 

life ? 
A. They are guilty of murder ? 

18. Q. What does God say of such persons ? 
A. They cannot inherit his Kingdom. 

THE PASSIONS CONQUERED BY GRACE. L. M. 

Eternal Spirit, we confess 
And sing the wonders of thy grace ; 
Thy power conveys our blessings down 
From God the Father, and the Son. 

Enlightened by thy heavenly ray, 
Our shades and darkness turn to day ; 
Thine inward teachings make us know 
Our danger and our refuge too. 

Thy power and glory work within, 
•And break the chains of reigning sin ; 
Our wild, imperious lusts subdue, 
And form our wretched hearts anew. 

The troubled conscience knows thy voice ; 
Thy cheering words awake our joys : 
Thy words allay the stormy wind, 
And calm the surges of the mind. 



LESSON XXXIV. 

SEVENTH COMMANDMENT RESPECT FOR FAM- 
ILY. 

TEXT, Ezo. 20 : 13. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

I. We must think highly of marriage. God made 
those persons who are married, for each other. He makes 



i OB 0OL0RBD PBOF&K. 01 

them one. He commands thai they shall cleave to each 
other until tlicv are parted by death. We must not fep- 
them, b} t : i k i u _^ one from the other or by tempting 
one of them to <l<> any wrong to the other. For such con- 
duct is very Binful, and those who act so, will be punished 
in hell forever. 

11. We must seek to be pure in our bodies and sotils. 
Our bodies were made to be temples lor the Holy Ghost 
to live in. Ami our Lord Jesus Christ poured out his 
blood to eloanse our souls from sin. We must not cherish 
unchaste thoughts. Wo nmsl not speak filthy words. 
We must not do immodest actions. We must not keep 

loose and wanton company. Hut pray to tin- God of all 

grace to preserve us from these l>a>e and evil things. Then 

we -hall not degrade ourselves, or disgrace our own fami- 
lies, or put our neighbor's family to shame. 

1. q. What must we highly think of? 
a. Marriage. 

2. Q. lias God made married persons for each 

other? 
a. Yes ; lie lias made them one. 

3. q. What has he commanded them ? 
a. To cleave to each other. 

4. Q. -How long must they cleave to each other ? 
A. Until they are parted by death. 

5. Q. May we separate two married persons ? 
A. No ; we must not take one from the other ? 

6. q. Mat" we tempt one to do wrong to the 

other ? 
A. No ; such conduct is very sinful. 

7. q. Where will God punish those who act in 

this way ? 
A. lie will punish them in hell forever. 

8. q. Must we seek to be pure ? 

A. Yes ; in our bodies and souls. 

9. Q. What were our bodies made to be ? 
A. Temples of the Holy Ghost. 

10. Q. Why did the Lord Jesus pour out his 
blood? 



92 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

A. To cleanse our souls from sin. 

11. q. TV hat must we not cherish ? 
A. Unclean thoughts. 

1 2. Q. What must we not speak ? 
A. Filthy words. . 

13. q. What must we not do ? 
A. Immodest actions. 

14. q. What sort of company must we keep 

from ? 
A. Loose company. 

15. q. To whom may we pray to preserve us 

from these base and evil things ? 
A. To the God of all grace. 

16. Q. If we pray earnestly to God, what will he 

preserve us from ? 
A. From disgrace. 

17. q. Will we then shame our families or the 

families of others ? 
A. No ; we will not put them to shame. 

THE AFFECTIONS CONFORMED TO GOD'S WILL. L. M. 

O thou who hast at thy command, 
The hearts of all men in thy hand ! 
Our wayward, erring hearts incline 
To have no other will but thine. 

Our wishes, our desires control, 
Mould every purpose of the soul; 
O'er all may grace victorious be, 
That stands between ourselves and thee. 

Twice blest will all our blessings be, 
When we can look through them to thee, 
When each glad heart its tribute pays 
Of love and gratitude and praise. 

And, while we to thy glory live, 
May we to thee all glory give, 
Until the joyful summons come 
That calls thy willing servants home. 



] OB COLORED PEOP] 



LESS N X XXV. 

m and. mk nt — j;i:sim:<t FOfe FfcOP- 
i:i;ty. 

TEXT. Exo.20:15. Thou shalt not steal. 

I. God ifl thfl Maker and Owikt of all things. But 
he has given the earth to the children of men. He bids 

us toil for its blessings in the sweat of Our brow. We 
must he diligent in business. This is the only nay to 

prosper. We are not to get what we want by robbing 
other men of their property. But we must be just, honest 

and industrious, in all our callings. Then the blessing of 
the Lord will rest upon us. 

II. We must not defraud ignorant men, nor oppress 
poor men, nor betray those who trust us. If we have bor- 
rowed anything we must return it. If we are in debt to 
any person we must repay him. If we have property, and 
a neighbor lias need, wc must generously help him. And 
we must not forget that it is God who has given us all 
things to enjoy. While we thank him for his blessings 
we must give to his cause, so that the Gospel may be sup- 
ported and may spread in the world. 

1. Q. Who is the Maker and Owner of all 

things ? 

a. God. 

2. q. What lias he given to men ? 
a. The Earth. 

3. q. How are we to gain its blessings ? 
A. In the sweat of our brow. 

4. q. May we get what we want by taking it 

away from others ? 
A. No : we must not rob other men of their 
property. 

5. Q. How must we act in all our callings ? 

A. We must be just, honest and industrious. 



94 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

6. Q. If we act so, what will rest upon us ? 
A. The blessing of the Lord. 

7. q. How must Ave treat ignorant men ? 
A. We must not defraud them. 

8. q. How must we treat poor men ? 
A. We must not oppress them. 

9. Q. How must we treat those who trust us ? 
A. We must not betray them. 

10. q. What must we do if we have borrowed 

anything ? 
A. We must return it. 

11. q. What must we do if we are in debt to any 

person ? 
A. We must repay him. 

12. Q. If we have property, and our neighbor is 

in want, what must we do ? 
A. We must help him. 

13. q. What should we thank God for ? 
A. For all our blessings. 

14. Q. Why should we give to his cause ? 

A. That the gospel may be supported and 
spread in the world. 

GOD'S GIFTS ACKNOWLEDGED AND DEVOTED TO 
HIS SERVICE. C. It. 

Bright source of everlasting love, 

To thee our souls we raise, 
And to thy sovereign bounty rear 

A monument of praise. 

Thy mercy gilds the path of life 

With every cheering ray, 
And kindly checks the rising tear, 

Or wipes that tear away. 

What shall we render, bounteous Lord, 

For all the grace we see ? 
The goodness feehle man can yield 

Extendeth not to thee. 



»LOREt) PBOPL1 . 

. beds of pain, 
We'll cheerfully repair, 
And, with the girts thy hand bestow*, 
i: lieve the sufferers there. 

The widow's heart shall Bing forjey; 

The orphan shall be glad ; 
And hungering souls we'll gladly point 

To Christ, the Living bread. 

Thus what our heavenly Father gavo 

Shall we as freely give ; 
Thus copy him who lived to save, 

And died that we might live. 



LESSON XXXVI. 

XIXTII COMMANDMENT RESPECT FOR TRUTH. 

TEXT. Exo. 20 : 16. Thou shalt not bear false witness 
against thy neighbor. 

I. We have scon that we must not hurt our neighbors 
by our actions. This text teaches that we must not injure 
them by our words. A good name is a great blessing. 
We must not take it away from any person if we can 
help it. We must cover their faults and reprove them in 
private. We must not be quick to take up any evil report 
about them. We nmst never speak falsely against them. 
False witnesses condemned our Lord. Matt. 26 : 60. 

II. It is our duty to speak the truth always. God is a 
lover of truth, and those who tell lies cannot please him. 
We must not say what is false, either in jest, or to gain 
some good. We must not make promises when we intend 
to break them. Even when we have done wrong, it is 
better to confess it candidly than try to cover it with false- 
hood. And it is best of all not to do anything that we 
would be ashamed to own. Ananias and Sapphira suf- 



96 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

fdred death for telling a lie. Acts 5:3. All liars shall 
have their part in the lake that burns with fire and brim- 
stone, 

1. Q. May we injure our neighbors? 
A. No : neither by acts nor words. 

2. Q. Why should we prize a good name ? 
A. Because it is a great blessing ? 

3. Q. May we take away any one's good name ? 
a. Not if we can help it. 

4. Q. What must we do when we see their faults ? 
A. We must cover them, and reprove them in 

private. 

5. Q. What should we do when we hear any bad 

reports about them ? 

a. We should not be quick to believe. 

6. q. How should we never speak about them ? 
A. We should never speak falsely about them. 

7. q. Who condemned our Lord ? 
a. False witnesses. 

8. q. What should we always speak ? 
A. The truth. 

9. Q. Why should we always speak the truth ? 
A. Because God loves the truth. 

10. q. Must we never say what is false ? 
A. No : not even in joke. 

11. Q. May we tell a lie to gain some good for 

ourselves ? 
a. No : we may not 

12. Q. When should we not make promises ? 
a When we will break them. 

13. Q. When we have done wrong, what is it best 

to do? 
A. To confess it candidly. 

14. Q. And what should we always keep from 

doing ? 
A. What we would be ashamed to own. 

15. Q. Who suffered death for telling a lie ? 
A. Ananias and Sapphira. 



; COLORS!) PEOPLE. 

16. t}. What shall be the part of all liars V 
a. Their part shall be in the burning lake. 

Tin: Ti:rni RECEIVED AND EXEMPLIFIED. L. M. 

Bo lei our lips and lives expn 

el wc profess ; 
Bo let our works ana virtues shine, 
To prove the cloetrine all divine. 

Thus shall we best proclaim abroad 
The honors of our Saviour God, 
When his salvation reigns within 

And grace subdues the power of sin. 

Our flesh and sense must he denied, 
Passion and envy, hist and pride ; 
"While justice, temperance, truth, and love, 
Our inward piety approve. 

Religion bears our spirits up, 
While wc expect that blessed hope, 
The bright appearance of the Lord, 
And faith stands leaning on his word. 



LESSON XXXVII. 

TENTH COMMANDMENT CONTENTMENT. 

TEXT. Exo. 20 : 17. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's 
house : thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife : nor his man 
servant, nor his maid servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any 
thing that is thy neighbor's. 

I. We may not only do wrong in our actions and our 
words. The thought of evil is sin. We must not even 
wish for those things that belong to other men. If we 
wish for another man's house, this will tempt us to take it 
and to kill the owner, as Ahab did. 1 Kings, 21. If we 
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98 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

wish for another man's wife, this will tempt us to take her 
from her husband, as David did. 2 Sam. 11. If we wish 
for another man's property, this will tempt us to steal. 
We cannot be holy before God unless we keep sin out of 
our thoughts. 

II. We must not love the world too greatly. Its 
pleasures and its goods cannot make us truly happy. 
They would be of no advantage to us, if we gained them 
all and lost our souls. We need but little here below. 
Let us be satisfied and thankful for what God has given 
us. Let us submit to his holy will when he takes away 
his gifts. Thus like the faithful Apostle, we shall learn 
in every state to be content. Phil. 4 : 11. We shall not 
covet anything that is our neighbor's. 



May we do wrong in our thoughts ? 

Yes : the thought of evil is sin. 

How should w r e look on the things that 

other men have ? 
Yv r e should not even wish for them. 
If we wish for another man's house, what 

will this tempt us to do ? 
To kill the owner. 
If we w r ish for another man's wife, what 

will this tempt us to do ? 
To take her from her husband. 
If we wish for another man's property, 

what will this tempt us to do ? 
To steal. 

What must we do to be holy before God ? 
We must keep sin out of our thoughts. 
What must we not love too greatly ? 
The world. 
Can its pleasures and its goods make us 

happy ? 
No ; they cannot. 
Why cannot they make us happy ? 
Because we might gain them all and lose 

our souls. 



i. 


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2. 


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4. 


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in,; | ..l.niM l> PI *«* ° <J 

i0 . » How mueh do we noed in thiiworid? 
a We need but little. , . 

£ iLo.v should we Look on what God hae 



11. <>. 

12. Q< 



14. 



(riven ns . , 

We should be satisfied and thanttul. 
When he takes away his gifts, what should 

i We should submit to his holy will, 

i* Q What docs the faithful apostle teach us t 

I [n everv Btate to be content. 

J |f we are content in every state, whaMnfl 

W« n<)1 (l ° • xl i. • <»,« 

A . We will not wish anything that is our 
neighbor's. 

THE CONTENTED SOUL. C. M. 

While thee I seek, protecting Tower, 
Be my vain wishes stilled ; 

And may this consecrated hour 
With better hopes be filled. 

thy love the power of thought bestowed, 

to thee my thoughts would soar; 
Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed; 

that mercy I adore. 

In each event of life, how clear 

Thy ruling hand 1 see ! 
Each blessing to my soul more dear, 

Because conferred by thee. 

In every joy that crowns my days, 

In every pain I bear, 
Mv heart shall find delight m praise 

'Or seek relief in prayer. 

When gladness wings my favored hour, 

Thy love mv thoughts shall till ; 
Bceigned, when storms of sorrow lower, 

My soul shaU meet thy will. 



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My lifted eye, without a tear, 
The gathering storm shall see ; 

My steadfast heart shall know no fear; 
That heart shall rest on thee. 



LESSON XXXVIII. 

CHRISTIAN CHARACTERS. 1. POVERTY OF 

SPIRIT. 

TEXT. Mat. 5 : 3. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs 
is the kingdom of Heaven. 

I. The poor in spirit are those who know their great 
sins and their many wants. They do not think highly of 
themselves, but are very humble before God. They feel 
that in them dwells no good thing. They confess* that 
God alone is good. Hence they give him all glory, and 
desire that all men should live to his praise. This "is the 
meaning of the prayer they offer: Hallowed be thy 
name.* 

I. Proud men, who boast like the Laodiceans, that 
they have need of nothing, will find at last that they are 
wretchedly poor. Rev. 3: 17. But the poor in spirit 
shall have a large and glorious possession. They think 
little of themselves : but God thinks much of them. He 
gives them heavenly blessings and joys while they live in 
this world, and when they die he will take them to him- 
self. They shall reign as kings and priests unto our God 
forever and ever. 

1 . Q. What do the poor in spirit know ? 

A. Their great sins and their many wants. 

2. Q. Do they think highly of themselves ? 

* Forbes, in the work already referred to, p. S6, has 
brought out the striking correspondence existing between 
the seven beatitudes and the seven petitions of the Lord's 
Prayer. We have only hinted at the subject. 



A 

A 

I. q 



i , m.oKi.n pidffii. «* 

notWvV,,! Ikul,van^ 1 LUth 

Nofthey fccl that no good is ra them. 
Whom do they confess <o be goofi i 
a. God only. . , 

,,. what dp they give t» potti 

J' Whlrihey^thatnllj^n^ddo? 
• A'. mttUy should live to God's pnuse. 
7 J What is toe prayer that they ofia to ( 

;. Hallowed be thyname. 
s J How do the proud in smnt feel and boast. 

v That toey need nothing. 

q q What will they find out at last > 

A That they arc wretchedly poor. 

10 Q What wifl toe poor in spirit have at last . 

v V lar-re and glorious possession. 

II. i Th^hinklfttle of themselves: does God 

think so too ? 

A No: God thinks much of them. 
13 J What docs he give them in this world ? 
Heavenlv blessings and jovs. 
What will he do to them when they die f 



A. 



13. Q. 
A 



He will take them to himself. 



U q. What will he give them : 
A. The kingdom of Heaven. 



THE ONLY REFUGE. 7's. (Double.] 

Jesus, lover of my soul, 

Let me to thy bosom fly, 
While the raging billows rolb 

While the tempest still is high ; 
Hide me, my Saviour, hide, 

Till the storm of life be past; 
Safe into the haven guide, 

O receive mv soul at last. 
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102 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

Other refuge have I none, 

Hangs my helpless soul on thee ; 
Leave, ah ! leave me not alone, 

Still support and comfort me ! 
All my trust on thee is stayed, 

All my help from thee I bring ; 
Cover my defenceless head 

With the shadow of thy wing. 

Thou, O Christ, art all I want ! 

More than all in thee I find ; 
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, 

Heal the sick and lead the blind. 
Just and holy is thy name ; 

I am all unrighteousness ; 
False and full of sin, I am, 

Thou art full of truth and grace. 

Plenteous grace with thee is found, 

Grace to cover all my sin : 
Let the healing streams abound, 

Make and keep me pure within : 
Thou of life the fountain art ; 

Freely let me take of thee : 
Spring thou up within my heart, 

Rise to all eternity ! 



LESSON XXXIX. 

2. PIOUS 3IOUEXIXG. 

TEXT. Matt. 5 : 4. Blessed are they that mourn, for they 
shall be comforted. 

I. They that mourn, feel their great wants and sins. 
They suffer as other men do ; but they mourn not only for 
their sufferings, but for the cause of them. They feel that 
they deserve all the evils they bear, because they arc such 
guilty sinners. They grieve to think that they have of- 



t-'li'- "■.•■"■ ^VT^ their p ro n"es to G 
^UyTe^-S^&earu. TUey a«, 

.uullu.nvi.a.n^ththr,, ;>;'''- „,, com f or 1 

II. God w«> ^ ,v ''."; a a-l peace and 

■TS Tn '1.7, .'■„■! the praye, 
Their prayer..: ttj "Jfj^ «S» will enter into their 
" |U ' 1 - G0d hS mU a song of praise into their 

(heii i 



Q- 

A. 



What should we mourn most for? 
Our great wantaand sins. 



o o Do we deserve to suffer.. 
2 ' £ Yes-, for we are guilty sinners. 
3 g Whom have our sins offended ? 
A . Our heavenly Father. 

4. Q . What did they cause the bon ot u 
bear ? 
The death of the cross. 
What have our sins nmde.uahreak ? 
Our promises to God and ma holy law. 
What has made us do so many sms? 
SwSld^feelwhenwelHnkofour 



A. 

5. Q. 
A. 

6. Q. 

A. 

7. Q. 



sins ? 



8. Q- 

A. 



S1US i 

a Weary and heavy laden. 
q Wtat do mourning souls want? 
A Righteousness and peace and joy. 
Q ' What should be their prayer i 
a. Thy kingdom come. 



11. 

A. 

12. Q- 



Q . ^aTill he put into their hearts 



TTis sweet, rich grace. 

What will he put into their mouths? 



1)4 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

A. A song of praise. 
13. q. What will he do for them in heaven ? 
a. He will wipe all tears from their eyes. 

SIN DEPLORED. C. M. 

How oft, alas ! this wretched heart 

Has wandered from the Lord ! 
How oft my roving thoughts depart, 

Forgetful of his word ! 

Yet sovereign mercy calls, " Return : " 

Dear Lord, and may I come 1 
My vile ingratitude I mourn ; 

O, take the wanderer home. 

And canst thou, wilt thou, yet forgive, 

And bid my crimes remove ? 
And shall a pardoned rebel live 

To speak thy wondrous love ? 

Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet, 

Blest Saviour, I adore ; 
0, keep me at thy sacred feet, 

And let me rove no more. 



LESSON XL. 

3. MEEKNESS. 

TEXT. Mat. 5 : 5. Blessed are the meek, for they shall in- 
herit the eart 

I. The meek are those who submit to God's will. They 
patiently suffer affliction and wrong. If they surfer at the 
hands of God they do not murmur or complain against 
him. They are sure that God corrects them in wisdom 
and mercy. They trust that their troubles will be for their 
eternal good. If they suffer at the hands of men, they 



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km; 0OLOKED PEOFLB. 105 

are not carried away with passion. They do nol tal 

into their own hands. In every time o£ tii 

their cares mi liiro who careth for them. 

11. The meek Bhall receive a rich blessing. Their 

■ is : Thy will he done. They desire thai (i<><! will 

do with them as he pleases. They submit their wills to 

his; And he in return blesses them on earth. JI<- causes 

things present and things to come to work for their good. 

bear reproach like, the meek and lowly Saviour: 

and they shall have their portion in that new world where 
Christ reigns, the prince of glory and the captain of their 
salvation. 



1. Q. Who are the meek ? 

a. Those who submit to God's will. 

2. Q. How do they bear affliction and wrong? 
A. Patiently. 

3. q. How do they act when they suffer at the 

hands of God ? 
A. They do not murmur or complain. 

4. Q. How does God correct them t 
A. In wisdom and mere}'. 

5. Q. What will all their troubles end in ? 
A. Their eternal good. 

6. q. How do they act when they suffer at the 

hands of men ? 
A. They are not carried away with passion. 

7. q. What do they in times of trouble ? 
a. They cast their cares on God. 

8. Q. Why do they cast their cares on God ? 
A. Because he cares for them. 

. q. What is the prayer of the meek ? 
A. Thy will be clone. 

10. q. How do they wish God to deal with them ? 
A. As he pleases. 

11. q. How does God treat them ? 
a. He blesses them. 

12. (>. What blessing do they have on earth ? 
A. All things work for their ^ood. 



106 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

13. Q. Who are they like on earth ? 

A. Like the meek and lowly Saviour. 

14. Q. Where shall they have their portion at 

last? 
A. In the world where Jesus reigns. 

THE CHASTENED SON. C. 31. 

And can my heart aspire so high 

To say, " My Father, God ? " 
Lord, at thy feet I fain would lie, 

And learn to kiss the rod. 

I would submit to all thy will, 

For thou art good and wise ; 
Let every anxious thought be still, 

Nor one faint murmur rise. 

Thy love can cheer the darkest gloom, 

And bid me wait serene, 
Till hopes and joys immortal bloom, 

And brighten all the scene. 

" My Father," — O, permit my heart 

To plead her humble claim, 
And ask the bliss those words impart, 

In my Redeemer's name. 



LESSON XLI. 

4. HUNGER AND THIRST AFTER RIGHTEOUS- 
NESS. 

TEXT. Matt. 5 : 6. Blessed are they which, do hunger and 
thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. 

I. Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness are 
those who strongly desire spiritual blessings. They know 



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fok DOLORES PSOHUL 107 

that in themselves they are guilty before Gk)d and ex] I 
to his punishment. Phey would have their Bim hidden 
w i 1 1 1 Christ's righteousness. They would have their frailty 
sonlfl tilled with the sifts snd graces of the Holy Spirit. 
They would have a final and a Full salvation. Tney can- 
not be satisfied with less than this. 

II. When Bnch persons pray: " Give as this day our 
daily bread," they <h> not pray for their bodies only. 
They ask Food tor their souls. They can never say they 
have enough, but are constantly asking for more. They 
live upon God's grace as the Israelites lived on his boun- 
ty, when he rained manna From heaven every morning. 
God gives them his rich blessings, pardon and holiness and 
eternal life. 'These are the true bread and the water of 
lite for hungering and thirsting souls. 

1. Q. Who are those that hunger and thirst after 

righteousness ? 

A. Those that strongly desire spiritual bless- 
ings. 

2. Q. What do they know of their state before 

God? 
a. They know they are guilty. 

3. o. What are they in danger of? 

v. Of punishment. 

4. Q. How would they have their sins hidden ? 
a. With Christ's righteousness. 

5. q. What would they have their souls filled 

with ? 
A. With the gifts of the Holy Spirit. 

6. q. What is the only thing that will satisfy 

them ? 
a. A full salvation. 

7. q. What is the prayer such persons offer ? 
a. Give us this day our daily bread. 

8. q. Do they pray for their bodies only ? 
A. No ; they ask food for their souls too. 

9. Q. What food do their souls live upon ? 
A. God's grace. 

10. Q. How often do they pray for it ? 



103 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

A. Constantly. 

11. Q. What rich blessings does God give them? 
A. Pcirdon, holiness and eternal life. 

1 2. Q. How did God feed his people in the desert? 
A. With manna from heaven. 

13. q. What makes God's grace better than 

manna ? 
A. It is bread for hungry souls. 

CHRIST DESIRED. 8's & 7's. - 

Come, thou long expected Jesus ! 

Born to set thy people free ; 
From our fears and sins release us, 

Let us find our rest in thee : 
Israel's strength and consolation, 

Hope of all the saints thou art ? 
Dear desire of every nation — 

Joy of every longing heart. 

Born thy people to deliver : 

Born a child, and yet a king ; 
Born to reign in us for ever, 

Now thy gracious kingdom bring 
By thine own eternal Spirit, 

Rule in all our hearts alone ; 
By thine all sufficient merit, 

Raise us to thy glorious throne. 



LESSON XLII. 

5. MERCY. 

TEXT. Mat. 5 : 7. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall 
obtain mercy. 

I. Those who have prayed for mercy and have re- 
ceived it from God have merciful hearts. If they see 
others in distress, it reminds them that God has pitied 



1 •'■■ ' 

If .1,,. •■ ''< WM*i ''"'•'' V" 

them the 

* ' r ', emta in trouble 

T 0, • , „i. dear Son died for us 

• w ■»■'•«■ !•>■< ''"""" '; -,'•,, n „d mercy. When 
n . a-,.1 the merciful shall also H 

,,, ekind^perol •'< . " ;„,,„„.,,. They 

ma y be sure that then > *ns I » . "» I , , ta 

IIW , go boldly to the throne of^race to^ ^ : ^ 

. v time o) need, andi Bay. > - is llom . 

ir ' U ''";"' S ,' i : 1 find • r'vin hat great and 

in „„,,. v . And they "shall ' « l " ' > udge d fefore the 

terrible nay when aU the «'.•-,,, lm ,,,. ifu i . 

«« "'' ^ '''''V'^^tnV « unto .0 i-t of these my 

fC^h^ve^runrr Enter ye in* the 

joy of your Lord. 

1 o When shall wo have merciful hearts ? 
L When we feel God's mercy. 

8 Q . When Christians see o hers in distress, 
"' what will this'remmd them of . 

a Their own distresses. . , 

Did any one help them in their distress ? 
Yea- Cod pitied them. 
men they see the poor, what wdl tins re- 
mind them of ? 

HeC them the riches of his ?™ee 
' Q ; ^n they see their enemies in trouble, 

what will this remind them of ? 
A. Their enmity to God. . lirtV . vorP 

7 . q. What did God do for them when the, *cre 
his enemies? 

* TTp sent his Son to die for them. 

8 . t WilHhU thoughts make believers merci- 

a. Yesf they will live to blesfi the world. 

10 



3. Q. 

A. 

4. Q. 

A. 

5. Q. 

A. 



110 NOTES A«B QUESTIONS 

9. q. When they have the kind temper of Christ, 
what may they be sure of V 
a. That their sins have been pardoned. 

10. q. What prayer may they offer? 

A. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our 
debtors. 

11. Q. What shall they find at the throne of 

grace ? 
A. Mercy for every time of need. 

12. q. Where shall they have mercy when they 

have left the world ? 
A. At the judgment seat of Christ. 

13. q. What will he say of every act of mercy ? 
A. Ye have done it unto me. 

14. q. What invitation will he give to the merci- 

ful ? 
A. Enter ye into the joy of your Lord. 



GREATNESS OF MERCY. L. M. (G lines.] 

Great God of wonders ! all thy ways 
Are matchless, godlike and divine ; 

But the fair glories of thy grace, 
More godlike and unrivalled shine : 

Who is a pardoning God like thee ? 

Or who lias grace so rich and free ? 

In wonder lost, with trembling joy, 

We take the pardon of our God, 
Pardon for sins of deepest die ; 

A pardon scaled with Jesus' blood; 
. Who is a pardoning God like thee ? 
Or who has grace so rich and free ? 

O may this strange, this boundless grace, 

This miracle of sovereign love, 
Fill the wide earth with grateful praise, 

And all the angelic choirs above : 
Who is a pardoning God like thee 1 
Or wiio has grace so rich and free ? 



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LESSON XLIII. 

6. rn:i!V <>!■' HEART. 
TEXT. Matt.»: 8. Blessed are the pure In heart, fer they 
Bh.ill bcc God. 

SftS S^eSfe .He Holy Spirit 

will dwell in holy happiness forever. 



1. Q- 

A. 

2. Q. 
A 



If we would see and enjoy God, what must 

we be ? 
We must be pure. _ 
What must we keep sm out ot . 
Our thoughts and our heart. 
q. How must we do this ? . 

a. We must strive and pray against sm. 
What prayer must we use i 
Lead us not into temptation. 
What must we carefully shun t 
Everything that would cause us to sin. 
What example must we try to follow ? 
The example of the holy Jesus. 
How must we try to imitate Jesus . 
In faith, and love, and good works. 



Q. 

A. 

Q- 

A. 

Q. 

A. 

Q. 

A. 



112 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

8. Q. "What must we cherish in our souls ? 
A. The Holy Spirit. 

9. Q. If we lead such a life, whom will we draw 

near to ? 
a. God. 

10. q. And what will God do ? 
a. He will draw near to us. 

11. Q. What will we be sure of ? 

a. That God, our dear Father, loves us. 

1 2. q. How shall we feel ? 
a. Peaceful and joyful. 

13. q. Will we have peace and joy when we die ? 
A. Yes ; we will leave all sin and sorrow be- 
hind. 

14. q. Where will the pure in heart go ? 
a. To God's glorious presence. 

15. q. Will their holy happiness ever end ? 
A. No ; They will see God forever. 

LONGINGS FOR PURITY. L. M. 

My God, permit me not to be 
A stranger to myself and thee ; 
Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, 
Forgetful of my highest love. 

Why should my passions mix with earth 
And thus debase my heavenly birth % 
Why should I cleave to things below, 
And let my God, my Saviour, go ! 

Call me away from flesh and sense ; 
One sovereign word can draw me thence; 
I would obey the voice divine, 
And all inferior joys resign. 

Be earth, with all her scenes, withdrawn; 

Let noise and vanity be gone : 

In secret silence of the mind 

My heaven, and there my God, I find. 



I 

SON X L I V . 
7. PEACE- m \ki\<;. 

TEXT. Matt. BJl 9. Blessed aro tho peace- makers, f; 
shall be called tho children of God. 

I. '■ om God adopts into his family n 

i blessing which their fatl 
Their hearts are peaceful : they no longer are i 
wild passions; they arc no longer shaken by guilt and 
fear. Their lives ful ; they will not quarrel with 

others and wrong and abuse them. They try to recon- 
cile men, mid they offer to tho world, peace with God 
through our Lord Jesus Christ. Thus they follow Jesus, 
I Yince of Peace. 

II. These peace-makers are the children of God. Sa- 
tan is the author of discord : and the wicked who are his 
children have no peace. They are unquiet in their souls 
and in the world. But the prayer of God's children is : 
"Deliver us from evil." And their heavenly Father hears 
their prayer and gives them peace. They are known by 
this sign. And he will acknowledge them as his in that 
great day when the wicked are separated from the just. 

1. Q. What gift does God bestow on all his fam- 

ily?' 

a. The gift of peace. 

2. q. How do they have peace in their hearts ? 
a. Their passions are quieted. 

3. Q. What are they no longer shaken by ? 
A. By guilt and fear. 

4. Q. How do they have peace in their lives ? 
A. They will not quarrel with others. 

5- Q. How do they make peace in the world ? 
A. They try to reconcile men with each other 

and with God. 
6. q. Whom do they follow when they make 

peace ? 

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A. Jesus the Prince of Peace. 

7, Q. WTiose children are the peace-makers ? 
A. They are children of God. 

8. Q. V> 7 ho provokes anger and quarrels among 

men ? 
Satan. 

Who are the children of Satan ? 
A. The wicked. 

Have they any peace ? 

Xo ; they are unquiet in their souls and in 

the world. 
What is the prayer of God's children ? 
Deliver us from evil. 
Does their heavenly Father hear their 

prayer ? 
Yes ; he gives them peace. 
Are thev known by this sign ? 
Yes. 
What will God do to peace-makers at the 

last day ? 
He will acknowledge them as his children. 
What will become of quarrelsome and 

wicked persons ? 
A. They will be separated from the just. 

THE CHURCH, THE HOME OF PEACE. S. 31. 

Blest be the tic that binds 

Our hearts in Christian love ; 
The fellowship of kindred minds 

Is like to that above. 

Before our Father's throne 

We pour our ardent prayers ; 
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, 

Our comforts and our cares. 

We share our mutual woes, 
Our mutual burdens bear ; 





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ther flows 
The tear. 

When we asunder part, 

ard pain ; 
But we Bhall still be joined in heart, 
And hope t<> raeel again. 

This glorious hope revives 
i ourage by the 

"While each in expectation lives, 
And longs to sec the day. 



LESSON XLV. 

THE CHURCH. 

TEXT. 1 Pet. 2 : 5. To, as living stones, are built up a spir- 
itual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, 
acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 

I. The word, church, sometimes means the whole 
body of Christ's people, whether in heaven or on 
earth. Bat a particular Gospel Church is a company of 
believers who meet regularly to worship God, and who 
keep the ordinances as they are laid down in his word. 
They are joined together in one mind. They love and 
help each other. They support the ministry of the word. 
And they all submit to Jesus Christ as their head and 
Lord. 

II. The Church has officers as well as members. These 
officers are called and qualified by the Lord ; they are ap- 
pointed by the church, and they arc set apart by prayer 
and the laying on of hands. They arc of two kinds. 
The first class consists of pastors/ who are also called 
''Bishops" and " Elders." They have the care of the 
Church. They must watch for souls. They must give 
themselves up to the ministry of the word and to prayer, 
and be examples to their flock. The second class con- 



11G NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

sists of deacons or " helps. " Their business is to attend 
at the Lord's table and to see that the wants of the minis- 
ter and the poor of the church are not neglected. • They 
take charge of the secular affairs of the church as the pas- 
tor takes charge of the spiritual affairs. 



1. Q. What does the word church sometimes 

mean ? 
A. All Christ's people in heaven or on earth. 

2. Q. What is a particular Gospel Church ? 
A. A company of believers. 

3. Q. J)o they often come together ? 

A. Yes ; they regularly meet to worship God. 

4. Q. How do they keep the ordinances ? 
A. As they are laid down in the word. 

5. Q. How are they joined together? 
A. In one mind. 

6. q. How do they treat each other ? 
a. They love and help each other. 

7. q. What do they support ? 
A, The ministry of the word. 

8. q. Who is their head and Lord ? 
A. Jesus Christ. 

9. Q. Is the church made up of members only ? 
A. No ; it has officers too. 

10. Q. How are these officers appointed ? 

A. Christ calls them and the people choose 
them. 

11. Q. How are they set apart ? 

A. By prayer and laying on of hands. 

12. Q. How many kinds of officers are there? 
A. Two ; pastors and deacons. 

13. Q. What must the pastors watch for ? 
A. They must watch for souls. 

14. Q. What must they give themselves up to ? 
A. The ministry of the word and prayer. 

15. Q. Must they lead a holy life ? 

A. Yes ; they must be examples to the flock. 



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10, i>. What must the deacons do ? 

q. What tables do the deacons -<■ 

a. The tables of the Lord, of the pastor, and 

of tin' j>onr. 

is. q. What is put into their cha 
a. The business of the churchi 



LOYE FOB THE CHURCH. S. It 

I love thy kingdom, Lord, 

The bouse of thine abode, 
The church our blest Eedeemer saved 

Willi his own precious blood. 

I love thy church, God ; 

Her walls before thee stand, 
Dear as the apple of thine eye, 
And graven on thy hand. 

For her my tears shall fall ; 

For her my prayers ascend; 
To her my cares and toils be given, 

Till toils and cares shall end. 

Beyond my highest joy 

I prize her heavenly ways, 
Her sweet communion, solemn vows, 

Her hymns of love and praise. 

Jesus, thou friend divine, 

Our Saviour and our King, 
Thy hand, from every snare and foe, 

Shall great deliverance bring. 

Sure as thy truth shall last, 

To Zion shall he given 
The brightest glories earth can yield, 

And brighter bliss of heaven. 



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LESSON XL VI. 

BAPTIS:.!. 

TEXT. Matt. 28 : 19. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, 
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost. 

I. Baptism is an ordinance which Jesus Christ has 
commanded his people to observe. It is a sign that their 
sins are washed away by the blood of Christ, and that 
they give themselves up to God to live a new life. None 
should be baptized but those who repent of their sins, 
who believe in their Saviour, and who promise to serve 
him as long as they live. There is no command for in- 
fant baptism and no example of it in the Holy Scriptures. 

II. Baptism is administered by immersion, or the dip- 
ping of the whole body in water, in the name of the Earlier, 
Son and Holy Ghost. When our Saviour was baptized 
he went down into the river Jordan, and afterwards came 
up out of the water. He has appointed that all his disci- 
ples should be buried with him in baptism. There is but 
one baptism ; and those who have had water sprinkled or 
poured upon them, are not baptized. 

1. Q. What is baptism ? 

A. An ordinance of Jesus Christ 

2. Q. Who are to observe it ? 
a. His people. 

3. Q. What is it a sign of? 

A. It is a sign that sin is washed away. 

4. Q. Does baptism itself wash away sin ? 

A. Xo ; the blood of Christ cleanses from sin. 

5. Q. What do we when we are baptized ? 
A. We give ourselves up to God. 

6. Q. What do we promise when we are bap- 

tized ? 
A. We promise to lead a new life. 

7. q. Who should be baptized ? 

A. Only those that repent and believe. 



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! \y dipping the whole b 
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a. [n the name of the Father, Son an*! Holy 

Gh 

12. q. Was our Saviour dipped in the Jordan ? 
A. Yes; lie went down into the river and 

then came up out of jr. 

13. q. Must we be baptized in the same way? 

a. Ifes; wo must he buried with him in bap- 
tism. 
How many baptisms' are there? 
. There is but one. 
15. Q. What then must we say of those who have 
had water only sprinkled or poured on 
them ? 
A. They are not baptized. 

BATTISMAL SIGNS AND BLESSINGS. L. If. 

Come, Holy Spirit, Dove divine, 
On these -baptismal waters shine, 

And teach our hearts, in highest strain, 
To praise the Lamb, for sinners slain. 

We love thy name, we love thy laws. 
And joyfully embrace thy cause ; 
We love thy cross, the shame, the pain, 
O Lamb of God, for sinners slain. 

We sink beneath the mystic flood ; 
0, bathe us in thy cleansing blood ; 
We die to sin, and seek a grave, 
With thee, beneath the yielding wave. 



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And as we rise, with thee to live, 
O, let the Holy Spirit give 
The sealing unction from above, 
The breath of life, the lire of love. 



LESSON XL VII. 

THE LORD'S SUPPER. 

TEXT. 1 Cor. 10 : 16. The cup of blessing which we bless, is 
it not the communion of the blood of Christ ? The bread which 
we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ ? 

I. On the night when our Lord was betrayed, he ap- 
pointed the ordinance of the Supper to be kept by the 
Church to the end of the world. It is to be observed in 
the giving of thanks and in the use of bread and wine. 
These are the signs of his death for our sakes : the bread 
reminds us of his broken body, and the wine of his spilled 
blood. They both remind us of a Saviour whose love 
was stronger than death. He was offered once to bear the 
sins of many ; and unto them that look for him shall he 
appeal' the second time without sin unto salvation. 

II. When we thus sec Christ in his ordinance, our 
faith is strengthened. Our love to him becomes more 
tender and true. "While we weep for the sins that have 
made our Saviour suffer, we renew our vows of obedience 
to him. We grow in grace, by receiving new gifts of the 
Holy Ghost. We must observe this ordinance with joy, 
and yet with seriousness of mind. Those who observe it 
in a disorderly *and indecent manner as the Corinthians 
did, are guilty of the body and blood of the Lord, and cat 
and drink condemnation. 

1. Q. When did our Lord appoint the ordinance 

of the Supper ? 
A. On the night when he was betrayed. 

2. Q. By whom was it to be kept ? 
A. By his Churches. 

3. Q. How long ? 



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a. To the end of t h^ m rid. 

•t. t t >. 1 lew was it to be kept ? 

a. Iii the pi ing of thanks, and thi 
bread ana wine 

5. q. What are the bread and wine the signs 

a. I lis death for our sakes. 

Ck q. Of what dors the bread remind us? 

\. ( >f his broken body. 

7. q. of what docs the wine remind us? 
a. ( )t* his spilled blood. 

8. (.>. What (1»» they teach us of the Saviour's 

love V 

a. That it was stronger than death. 

lb Q. What did lie die tor? 
A. For our sins. 
10. q. If we look for him, what will he give us 
when he eonies again ? 
A. Salvation. 
11 q. What does the Lord's supper strengthen 
in us ? 
A. Faith and love. 

12. Q. What does it cause us to mourn for? 

A. For the sins that made our Saviour suffer. 

13. q. "What does it make us renew? 
A. Our vows of obedienee to him. 

1-1. q. What do we receive at this precious 
season ? 
a. New gilts of the Holy Ghost. 
15. q. How must we observe this ordinance? 

A. With joy and seriousness. 
1G. Q. If we keep it in a disorderly and indecent 
manner, will it do us any good ? 
A. No : it will condemn us. 

REMEMBERING CHRIST. C. M. 

If human kindness meets return, 

And owns the grateful tie ; 
If tender thoughts within us burn, 

To feel a friend is nigh ; — 
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O, shall not warmer accents tell 

The gratitude we owe 
To him who died our fears to quell, 

And save from endless woe ? 

While vet his anguished soul surveyed 
Those pangs he would not flee, 

What love his latest words displayed ! — 
" Meet and remember me." 

Remember thee ! thy death, thy shame, 
The griefs which thou didst bear ! 

memory, leave no other name 
But his, recorded there. 



LESSON XLVIII. 

DEATH. 

TEXT. Eccl. 12 : 7. Then shall the dust return to the earth 
as it was, and the spirit shall return to God v. ho gave it. 

I. We must all die. Our souls and bodies which have 
kept company so long, will be separated. The body that 
was made from the ground will become dust again : the 
spirit that was given by God will go back to him. Death 
is painful and fearful to all men, but they cannot escape 
from it. For they are all sinners, and the wages of sin is 
death. Even those who believe in Christ must die, for 
alas ! they too have sinned. But after the pangs of death 
are over, it will be better for them. When absent from 
the body, they will be present with the Lord. 

II. Death takes us to another state of being. We 
must prepare for it. We must not be proud of our birth, 
of our dress, of our riches, or indeed of any bodily good, 
for these things will soon be of no advantage to us. We 
must not put our happiness in earthly pleasures, for we 
shall soon lose them all. But we must seek for those bless- 
ings that will never be lost. We must seek to be born 
again, to be clothed in the righteousness of Christ, to have 



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I ind spiritual pie i ore I • as lire, in a 

for our souls and not for our bodies. And the 1 

hall be ou 

What is death? 

The separation of the soul from the body. 

What was the body made from ? 

From the ground. 

What will the body become ? 

It will become dust again. 

By whom was the spirit given? 

It was given by God. 

Where will it go V 

It will go back to God. 

How do all men look upon death? 

It is painful and fearful to all. 

Why must all men die? 

Because all are sinners. 

Ought Christians to be afraid of death ? 

No; it is better for them than life. 

What becomes of them when they are 

absent from the body ? 
They are present with the Lord. 
What should death teaeh us ? 
To prepare for eternity. 
What will become of our earthly blessings ? 
We shall lose them soon. 
How should we look upon our earthly 

blessings ? 
We should not put our happiness in them. 
What blessings should we desire most ? 
Those that death cannot take away. 
What should we desire to be clothed with ? 
The righteousness of Christ. 
What sort of riches should we seek first 

of all? 
Heavenly riches. 
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a. Spiritual pleasures. 

17. q. What is most precious, our bodies or our 

souls ? 
A. Our souls. 

18. q. If we gain blessings for the soul, can death 

ever take them away ? 
A. No ; they will be ours forever. 

DEATH NEAR. C M. 

Death floats on every passing breeze, 

And lurks in every flower ; 
Each season has its own disease, 

Its peril every hour. 

We daily see the rosy light 

Of youth's soft cheek decay ; 
And life depart in sudden night, 

Ere scarce has dawned the day. 

Look downward, then ; thy danger know ; 

Where now thy foot may tread, 
List to the warning from below : 

There lie the buried dead. 

Look upward, too ; by faith apply 

The truth divinely given ; 
On Jesus and his word rely, 

And fit thy soul for heaven. 



LESSON XLIX. 

THE RESURRECTION. 

TEXT. Jno. 5 : 23, 28. The hour is coming, in the which all 
that are in the graves shall hear his voice and come forth. 

I. At the last day, Our Lord Jesus Christ will call the 
sleeping dead from their graves. The trumpet will sound 



i u tho ' Tfce bocBtfl that have falleo into dusfl will 

I the same bodies thai we loved and 

cherisl h. Tuej will be tl I odii e that 

j God, or served Satan, in this world. They 

will be united again to our bouIs. '1 lie} will die no more. 

11. if we urc alive when the Lord comes, we shall be 

changed. Although we will have the same I 

will be made spiritual. They wfll nerd no longer the 

pleasures they enjoyed in this life. They will live without 

or drink. They will neither many nor be given in 

marriage. The bodies of the righteous will be like 

Christ's glorious body. While the wicked will rise to 

Bhame and everlasting contempt. The righteous will 

triumph over death, and will be fully adopted into the 

family of Cod. Rom. 8: 23. The wicked will be lost 

without hope and without end. 

1. Q. "Who will come at the last day ? 
a. Our Lord Jesus Christ. 

2. Q. What will the Lord do when he comes ? 
A. lie will call the dead from their graves. 

3. Q. How will he eall them V 

A. With the sound of the trumpet. 

4. Q. Will they obey the call ? 

A. Yes ; the bodies will rise from the dust. 

5. q. Will these be the same bodies that were 

put into the grave ? 
A. Yes ; the same bodies that we loved and 
lost. 

6. Q. "What did the saints do with theirs? 
A. They served God. 

7. q. What did the wicked do with theirs ? 
A. They served Satan. 

8. Q. What will our bodies be united to? 
a. To our souls. 

9. Q. "Will our bodies and souls ever be separ- 

ated again ? 
A. No ; they will die no more. 
10. Q. What change will take place in our bodies? 
A. They will be made spiritual. 
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126 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

11. Q. How will the bodies of the righteous be 

changed ? 
A. Like Christ's glorious body. 

12. Q. How will the bodies of the wicked arise? 
A. To shame and everlasting contempt. 

13. Q. What will the righteous triumph over? 
A. Over death. 

14. Q. What will they be adopted into ? 
a. Into the family of God. 

15. Q. How will the wicked be lost? 
A. Without hope and without end. 

THE CHRISTIAN'S HOPE IN DEATH. S. M. 

And must this body die ? 

This mortal frame decay ? 
And must these active limbs of mine 

Lie mouldering in the clay 1 

God, my Redeemer, lives, 

And often, from the skies 
Looks down, and watches all my dust, 

Till he shall bid it rise. 

Arrayed in glorious grace 

Shall these vile bodies shine, 
And every shape, and every face 

Look heavenly and divine. 

These lively hopes we owe 

To Jesus' dying love ; 
We would adore his grace below, 

And sing his power above. 

O Lord, accept the praise 

Of these our humble songs, 
Till strains of nobler sound we raise 

With our immortal tongues. 



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1, ESS ON L. 



THE JUDGMENT. 

TEXT. 2 Cor. 5 : 10. Wo must all appear before tho judg- 
ment seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things 
done in his body, according to what he hath done, whether it 
be good or bad. 

I. God has appointed a <Jay when he will judge the 
world by Jesus Christ. He humbled himself to the earth 
to do the will of the Father. Wherefore God has highly 
exalted him. He has given him all power. He has 
appointed him the Judge of the living and the dead. All 
men will stand before his glorious throne. They must 
give an account of their words, thoughts and actions. 
And they will he judged according to what they have 
done in the body, whether it he good or had. 

II. We must make ready for this great and terrible 
day. To the wicked our God is a consuming fire. In 
that day, they cannot escape his justice, they cannot de- 
ceive his wisdom, they cannot resist his power. We must 
judge ourselves now, that we may not be judged then. 
We must repent of our sin-; ; we must cling to the Saviour ; 
we must live in the tear of God. Then will he say to us, 
Come, ye blessed of my Father ! when he drives the wicked 
into Hell 



1. q. By whom will God judge the world? 
A. By Jesus Christ. 

2. Q. What did Christ come to the earth to do ? 
A. The will of the Father. 

3. Q. What reward has the Father given him ? 
A. He has highly exalted him. 

4. Q. What has he appointed him to be ? 

A. The Judge of the living and the dead. 

5. Q. Who will stand before his judgment bar ? 



128 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

All men. 

What must they give an account of? 

Their words, thoughts and actions. 

How will their case be decided ? 

According to what they have done. 

What should we do in view of this terrible 
day? 
A. We should make ready for it. 

What is God to the wicked ? 

A consuming fire. 

What makes his justice terrible to them ? 

They cannot escape it. 

What makes his wisdom terrible ? 

They cannot deceive it. 

What makes his power terrible ? 

They cannot resist it. 

How must we make ready for the judg- 
ment? 

We must judge ourselves. 

Of what must we repent ? 

Of our sins. 

To whom must we cling ? 

To the Saviour. 

How must we live ? 

In the fear of God. 

What will Christ then say to us at the 
judgment ? 
A. Come, ye blessed of my Father. 
18. q. Where will he drive the wicked ? 
A. Into hell. 

THE GREAT ASSIZE. 7's 8's & 4's. 

Day of judgment, day of wonders ! 

Hark ! the trumpet's awful sound, 
Louder than a thousand thunders, 

Shakes the vast creation round 
How the summons 

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our nature wearing, 
( Hotbed in majesty divine ; 
^ ;. who long for his appearing, 
Then shall Bay, "This Qod is Mine;" 

ions Baviour, 
Own me in that day fur thine. 

At his rail tlic dead awaken, 

K:m- t<> lit*- from earth and sea ; 
All the powers of nature, shaken 

J3v his looks, prepare to fleej 

( ireless sinner, 

What will then become of thec 1 



LESSON LI. 

HEAVEN. 

TEXT. John 14: 2. 3. In my Father's house are many man- 
sions. . . I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and 
prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you 
unto myself, that where I am, there ye may be also. 

I. Christ went up to take possession of Heaven as our 
home. It is the dwelling place of blessed angels and of 
pious men who have left the earth. There they see a 
world of unutterable riches and beauty. There they pos- 
sess joys and glories beyond all our thoughts. Their sor- 
rows and their sins are past. They have obtained eternal 
victory over death. All darkness is vanished. They see 
God. They are like him and they shall be ever with their 
Lord. 

II. Heaven should be the object of our desire. We 
can seek for no blessing so great as to be with God, and 
to have God as our eternal portion. Let us fix our 
thoughts and our affections upon things above. As we do 
our earthly tasks for God, let us rejoice, remembering the 
Splendid rewards with which he will bless his poor ser- 
vants. Let us willingly bear all the sorrows of this 



130 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 

present life. For the sufferings of this present time are 
not to be compared with the glory which will be revealed 



1. q. Where did Christ go when he left the 

earth ? 
a. He went to heaven. 

2. q. Who have their home in heaven ? 
A. Blessed angels and pious men. 

3. q. What do they see around them ? 
A. A rich and beautiful world. 

4. q. What do they have there ? 

A. Unspeakable joys and glories. 
. Q. Can they have any suffering there ? 
A. No ; all sorrow and sin are over. 

6. Q. Can they be in darkness again ? 
a. No ; for they see God. 

7. q. What is their chief happiness in heaven ? 
A. They are like their Lord, and shall be ever 

with him. 

8. Q. Why should we seek for heaven ? 
A. Because it is the greatest blessing. 

9. Q. How should we seek for heaven ? 

A. By fixing our minds and hearts on it. 

10. Q. How does God encourage his servants to 

work for him ? 
A. By setting before them rich rewards. 

11. Q. How does he encourage them to suffer for 

him? 
a. By offering them endless and matchless 
glories. 

INVITATION TO HEAVEN .* P. M. 

Alofr to heaven oar hope ascends — 

Home of Christ, precious home : 
Away to heaven our path extends — 

Home of saints, blessed home ! 

* This hymn is sung to the well-known tune, " Will you 



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Thou idcr in dUl 

ing wildcn 
( inward by day and night we \ 
Till to tfiee we shall come. 

palmy tin-..- 
We Bhafl coinc ; we afial] come ; 
To heaven, the choir. of ceaseless songs, 

shall com 
Where, mid tlieir thrones m I'mlit, 

I'a kings and priests, arrayed in white, 
their sounding hymns unite — 
Hymns of pra of home. 

Our brethren they — the crowned and blest, 

In that Wgh, sacred home ; 
And ours thy triumphs and thy rest. 

Home of saints — joyful home ! 
Who then along the mounting road, 
Will seek with us our fair abode, 
With us, who march to heaven and God, 

Who will come ? who will come 1 

Christ, from his throne resplendent, cries, 

Who will come, let him come ; 
Saints chant in sweetest symphonies, 

Will you come ! will you come ? 
O ye, who weep with earthly pains, 
For you saints call and Jesus reigns ; 
They woo you to the heavenly plains — 

Home of love, happy home ! 

O ye, the sons of sainted sires ; 

To be theirs, will you come ? 
O ye, who shrink from penal fires ; 

To be saved, will you come ? 
For you ascend our prayers on high ; 
For you the Saviour dared to die; 
To you are -race and glory nigh ; 

Will you come ? will you come? 

go." If found too difficult, substitute the hynin, " On Jor- 
dan's stormy banks I stand." 



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LESSON LII. 

HELL. 

TEXT. IPs. 9 : 17. The wicked shall be turned into Hell and 
all the nations that forget God. 

I. Hell is the home of the wicked. Fallen angels and 
sinful men will dwell forever in that land of darkness and 
despair. They will be tormented in fire ; they will cry in 
vain for a drop of water to cool their parching tongues. 
The worm of a guilty conscience will gnaw into their 
souls. They will be driven from the presence of God. 
They Avill have no good, and no hope forever. Their 
misery will be everlasting. 

II. O let men be wise in time ! Let them not serve 
Satan, lest they share in his awful punishment. Let them 
not cling to the sins that will sink them into an eternal 
Hell. Now is the time of grace for sinners. They shall 
never be condemned if they now take Christ Jesus as their 
Saviour. O let them not say to God : Depart from us, 
lest he shall say to them, Depart from me, ye cursed, into 
everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 

1. q. Where shall the wicked have their home ? 
A. In hell. 

2. q. What is hell? 

A. A world of darkness and despair 

3. q. Who live in hell ? 

A. Fallen angels and sinful men. 
A . Q. In what shall they be tormented ? 

A. In fire. 
5. q. Will they also suffer from a guilty con- 
science ? 
a. Yes ; it will be like a gnawing worm in 
their souls. 



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From wli.it ihall they be driven? 

Prom tin- presence of ( rod. 

W hat will be taken from them V 

All good Mid all hope* 

What will they bear forever? 

Misery. 

What should thi< fact teach Ufl ? 

To be wise in time. 

It* we serve Satan what will become of us? 

We will share in his punishment 

If we cling to sins, what will they do to us ? 

They will sink us into an eternal hell. 

What is the time of grace for sinners? 

Now is the time. 

I low may sinners be saved from hell? 

By taking Christ as their Saviour. 

If they bid God to depart from them, what 
will he say to them at the judgment? 

Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlast- 
ing fire prepared for the devil and his 
angels. 



THE SIGNER AT THE JUDGMENT. 

When thy mortal life is fled, 

"When the death-shades o'er thee spread, 

When is finished thy career, 

Sinner, where wilt thou appear 1 

When the world has passed away, 
When draws near the judgment day, 
When the awful trump shall sound, 
Say, where wilt thou be found ? 



When the Judge descends in light, 
Clothed in majesty and might, 
When the wicked quail with fear, 
Where, O where, wilt thou appear ? 
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134 NOTES AND QUESTIONS. 

What shall soothe thy bursting heart ? 
When the saints and thou must part ? ' 
When the good with joy are crowned, 
Sinner, where wilt thou be found ? 

While the Holy Ghost is nigh, 
Quickly to the Saviour fly ; 
Then shall peace thy spirit cheer, 
Then in heaven shalt thou appear- 



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